Bill Scher
@billscher.bsky.social
Politics Editor for @washingtonmonthly.com
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In Georgia’s statewide races on Tuesday, the two Democratic candidates won 8 counties where, in 2024, Kamala Harris had received UNDER 40%.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In Georgia’s statewide races on Tuesday, the two Democratic candidates won 8 counties where, in 2024, Kamala Harris had received UNDER 40%.
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Democratic lead in the generic congressional ballot average, per Real Clear Politics, is the largest yet for this cycle at +4.1 www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Democratic lead in the generic congressional ballot average, per Real Clear Politics, is the largest yet for this cycle at +4.1 www.realclearpolling.com/polls/state-...
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Elwood Watson of East Tennessee State takes the measure of various college rankings and finds @washingtonmonthly.com to be the best for most students. www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/arti...
Commentary: A different way to rank colleges — Elwood Watson
Commentary: Washington Monthly has published rankings with the intent of avoiding what the most prestigious rankings seek to reward: an institution’s wealth, prestige, and exclusivity.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Elwood Watson of East Tennessee State takes the measure of various college rankings and finds @washingtonmonthly.com to be the best for most students. www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/arti...
“Considering that Trump has done nothing for Latinos, but done plenty to Latinos, don’t be surprised if Latino embrace of Trump proves short-lived, and the gerrymandered Texas map becomes a humiliating own goal.”
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Latinos Swung Left This Week. That’s Trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas Redistricting Gambit
Latino voters just swung left in New Jersey and California, signaling trouble for the GOP’s 2026 Texas gerrymander.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“Considering that Trump has done nothing for Latinos, but done plenty to Latinos, don’t be surprised if Latino embrace of Trump proves short-lived, and the gerrymandered Texas map becomes a humiliating own goal.”
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Corruption is on the ballot in NYC. This election will answer the question of whether city voters are fed up with ethically compromised politicians like Adams, Cuomo, and the reigning giant of the field, Trump. My new piece for @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
The New York City mayor’s race is an ethics test
Trump, Adams, and Cuomo have made it a choice between corruption and Mamdani.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Corruption is on the ballot in NYC. This election will answer the question of whether city voters are fed up with ethically compromised politicians like Adams, Cuomo, and the reigning giant of the field, Trump. My new piece for @contrariannews.org contrarian.substack.com/p/the-new-yo...
Very long wind up before revealing Trump terminated a law enforcement grant related to rural violence so the prosecutor who came close to solving this cold case lost his job
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then … www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then … www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then …
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October 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Very long wind up before revealing Trump terminated a law enforcement grant related to rural violence so the prosecutor who came close to solving this cold case lost his job
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then … www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then … www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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"Graham Platner Should Run for Maine State Legislature" -- my counsel in @washingtonmonthly.com
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Graham Platner Should Run for Maine State Legislature
Intemperate posts from a candidate’s past need not be disqualifying. But more should be known before nominating Platner for a Senate seat.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Graham Platner Should Run for Maine State Legislature" -- my counsel in @washingtonmonthly.com
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Welcome to No Kings Eve. Trump is sounding and behaving kingly, and Republicans are at DEFCON 1 on the desperation meter. You can tell by their hallucinatory talking points, which are untethered from both reality and the Constitution. New from me at @msnbc.com:
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Opinion | Republicans' attacks on 'No Kings' protests reek of desperation
The GOP’s fictional portrait is part of a strategy to stop the resistance before it flexes its growing power
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October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Welcome to No Kings Eve. Trump is sounding and behaving kingly, and Republicans are at DEFCON 1 on the desperation meter. You can tell by their hallucinatory talking points, which are untethered from both reality and the Constitution. New from me at @msnbc.com:
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“Democrats Are Winning the Survey Question That Matters”
My @washingtonmonthly.com latest on the generic congressional ballot test
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My @washingtonmonthly.com latest on the generic congressional ballot test
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Democrats Are Winning the Survey Question That Matters
Two weeks into the government shutdown, Democrats still lead in the key congressional generic ballot test.
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October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Democrats Are Winning the Survey Question That Matters”
My @washingtonmonthly.com latest on the generic congressional ballot test
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My @washingtonmonthly.com latest on the generic congressional ballot test
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"'Does Trump Deserve Credit for the Ceasefire?' Is the Wrong Question" -- my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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“Does Trump Deserve Credit for the Ceasefire?” Is the Wrong Question
Forget Trump’s credit. The ceasefire exposes the disastrous miscalculations by Israel and Hamas that put peace farther away than ever.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
"'Does Trump Deserve Credit for the Ceasefire?' Is the Wrong Question" -- my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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Watching this film at this moment in history was a gut punch. New from me at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...
Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era
That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Watching this film at this moment in history was a gut punch. New from me at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...
Defining narcissism down
October 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Defining narcissism down
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One clunker of a joke doesn’t mean Democrats are mishandling the shutdown showdown. So far, they’ve performed better than any opposition party in the history of shutdown showdowns –– @billscher.bsky.social:
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WTF Is Chuck Schumer Doing? (Psst. It Looks Like Winning.)
Chuck Schumer's awkward attempts at humor shouldn’t obscure how well he has navigated the government shutdown.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
One clunker of a joke doesn’t mean Democrats are mishandling the shutdown showdown. So far, they’ve performed better than any opposition party in the history of shutdown showdowns –– @billscher.bsky.social:
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“WTF Is Chuck Schumer Doing? (Psst. It Looks Like Winning.)”
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WTF Is Chuck Schumer Doing? (Psst. It Looks Like Winning.)
Chuck Schumer's awkward attempts at humor shouldn’t obscure how well he has navigated the government shutdown.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
“WTF Is Chuck Schumer Doing? (Psst. It Looks Like Winning.)”
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new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
“Louis C.K.’s Saudi Arabia Defense Is Terrible” — my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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Louis C.K.’s Saudi Arabia Defense Is Terrible
Just because Louis C.K. can tell his favorite jokes at the Riyadh Comedy Festival doesn’t mean he struck a blow for free speech.
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October 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Louis C.K.’s Saudi Arabia Defense Is Terrible” — my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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Marjorie Taylor Greene apparently is reading me in the @washingtonmonthly.com washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/01/s...
October 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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This fact is not breaking through. Republicans have the power to open the government by themselves.
They just need to use the “nuclear option” to suspend or change the filibuster.
Rs nuked three weeks ago for judges, so we know they’re able.
But they’d rather keep it closed and blame Dems.
They just need to use the “nuclear option” to suspend or change the filibuster.
Rs nuked three weeks ago for judges, so we know they’re able.
But they’d rather keep it closed and blame Dems.
Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
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If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
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Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
Republicans can kill the filibuster and end the government shutdown without any Democrats. But will they do it?
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October 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This fact is not breaking through. Republicans have the power to open the government by themselves.
They just need to use the “nuclear option” to suspend or change the filibuster.
Rs nuked three weeks ago for judges, so we know they’re able.
But they’d rather keep it closed and blame Dems.
They just need to use the “nuclear option” to suspend or change the filibuster.
Rs nuked three weeks ago for judges, so we know they’re able.
But they’d rather keep it closed and blame Dems.
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When Trump tried to remove FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, SCOTUS set the case for arguments—but kept Slaughter fired in the meantime.
When Trump tried to remove the Fed's Lisa Cook, SCOTUS set the case for argument—but *let Cook keep serving* in the meantime.
That difference says a lot.
When Trump tried to remove the Fed's Lisa Cook, SCOTUS set the case for argument—but *let Cook keep serving* in the meantime.
That difference says a lot.
October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When Trump tried to remove FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter, SCOTUS set the case for arguments—but kept Slaughter fired in the meantime.
When Trump tried to remove the Fed's Lisa Cook, SCOTUS set the case for argument—but *let Cook keep serving* in the meantime.
That difference says a lot.
When Trump tried to remove the Fed's Lisa Cook, SCOTUS set the case for argument—but *let Cook keep serving* in the meantime.
That difference says a lot.
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Don't sleep on Michelle Wu, one of this country's most quietly effective climate leaders, cruising to a second term in Boston. It's telling that business interests tried and failed to stop her and are pouting about it now
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Boston Mayor’s Blowout Victory Jilts CEOs Seeking New Direction
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that’s putting city business leaders on edge.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Don't sleep on Michelle Wu, one of this country's most quietly effective climate leaders, cruising to a second term in Boston. It's telling that business interests tried and failed to stop her and are pouting about it now
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Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
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If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
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Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
Republicans can kill the filibuster and end the government shutdown without any Democrats. But will they do it?
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October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/01/s...
If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social
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“Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today” — my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
Republicans can kill the filibuster and end the government shutdown without any Democrats. But will they do it?
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October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today” — my latest for @washingtonmonthly.com
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