Sean Illing (page 7)

Sean Illing is a USAF veteran who previously taught philosophy and politics at Loyola and LSU. He is currently Salon's politics writer. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Read his blog here. Email contact: silling@salon.com

Donald Trump

The Republican Party ruined conservatism long before Trump: Why they still don't get it Sean Illing

John McCain, Donald Trump

John McCain gives in: The senator's slow, awkward surrender to Trump is likely the first of many on the Republican side Sean Illing

John McCain, Sarah Palin

There's no Trump without Palin: Meghan McCain scolds conservatives for backing Trump — forgets this is the party her dad helped create Sean Illing

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan's bold — but transparent — shot across Trump's bow: It's a good idea even though it won't work Sean Illing

Donald Trump

Republicans are officially in last-resort mode: They're considering a third-party candidate to sabotage Trump — and that will blow up in their faces, too Sean Illing

Hillary Clinton Ad

The new mess Republicans have created for themselves: Clinton's brutal anti-Trump ad highlights why the GOP can't plausibly endorse Trump Sean Illing

Barack Obama, Donald Trump

Let this sink in: The Republican Party has chosen a birther as its presidential candidate Sean Illing

Ted Cruz

No one should feel sorry for Ted Cruz: His humiliating defeat is exactly what he deserved Sean Illing

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump

Conservatives are fleeing Ted Cruz in droves: Need proof? Just look at Indiana Sean Illing

Donald Trump

Republicans are facing an electoral disaster in November - and it's not Donald Trump's fault Sean Illing

Voting Booths

Republicans are preparing to suppress minority voters in November through new voter ID laws, and they're getting away with it Sean Illing

Ted Cruz's last stand: Cruz stumbles awkwardly toward defeat in Indiana, as the Trump juggernaut rolls onward Sean Illing

Donald Trump

Donald Trump can actually beat Hillary in November: Stubborn pundits still refuse to accept it Sean Illing

Bernie Sanders, Noam Chomsky

Bernie Sanders isn't a radical: Noam Chomsky is exactly right regarding how mainstream Bernie's policies really are Sean Illing

Ted Cruz, John Boehner

Thanks, John Boehner! Former speaker reminds us that Ted "Lucifer" Cruz is far more terrifying than Donald Trump Sean Illing

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