RealClear Politics

RealClearPolitics (RCP) is a political news and polling data aggregator based in Chicago. It was established in 2000 by John McIntyre, a former options trader, and Tom Bevan, who previously worked in advertising. The founders aim to provide readers with a range of viewpoints, promoting what they refer to as "ideological diversity." However, this has been challenged by Daily Kos, which has pointed out perceived conservative bias. Despite this, AllSides has rated RCP's bias as "Center."

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Jeffrey Goldberg: Pope Leo XIV Has More Followers Than MAGA, How Is This Relationship Going To Work?

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

Host Jeffrey Goldberg and the "Washington Week" panel discuss the politics of Pope Leo XIV and the MAGA movement. Goldberg's opening monologue: JEFFREY GOLDBERG, THE ATLANTIC, 'WASHINGTON WEEK' HOST: President Trump's leadership on the world stage is being put to the test everywhere, and the challenge for America's allies and adversaries alike is this, figuring out his actual policies.
Maher to David Hogg: Social Safety Net Issues Are Not Why Democrats Lost, "It Was More The Woke Stuff"

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

HBO's 'Real Time' host Bill Maher interviewed DNC vice chair David Hogg about his ambitious agenda to reform the Democratic party. Maher asked Hogg why the Democratic party establishment is mad at him and called his ideas "basic Democratic stuff." BILL MAHER, HOST: First up, he's the vice chair of the DNC and co-founder of the Leaders We Deserve PAC, David Hogg. David. How are you? Good to see you, pal. How are you doing? David Hogg. Wow. It's like deja vu. Look, we're very proud of you.
Turrentine: Democrats Don't Have An Agenda At All, Dislike Of Trump Is What Holds The Party Together

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

Former Democratic strategist Dan Turrentine and Kellyanne Conway evaluate the Democratic Party’s search for a leader and a unified message on FOX News. I sure hope not. I mean, look, we are a party right now that is completely leaderless. I mean, in normal times, it would be Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. But both of them are terrified of our base. I mean, they are paralyzed with fear. Chuck Schumer is down 20 points here in New York to AOC if there was a primary today.
Maher: The Dilemma For Democrats Is Their Young People "Not Only Don't Like Their Own Civilization, They Like The Wrong One"

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

BILL MAHER, HOST: And finally, new rule, let's hear it for Democratic politicians who keep it real. Senator Alyssa Slotkin of Michigan says Democrats are, quote, weak and woke and should get some goddamn alpha energy and need to fucking retake the flag. I gotta say this.
Capehart on Pope Leo XIV: "How Could I Not Look At This As An Incredible Rebuke To The American President?"

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

PBS NEWSHOUR: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the election of the first American pope and his potential impact on U.S. culture and politics, former President Biden's media tour and Supreme Court justices defending an independent judiciary.
David Brooks to Biden: Be Post-Politics, Don't Try To Fight An Old Battle

4 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

PBS NEWSHOUR: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the election of the first American pope and his potential impact on U.S. culture and politics, former President Biden's media tour and Supreme Court justices defending an independent judiciary. GEOFF BENNETT, PBS NEWSHOUR: The second Catholic elected, but certainly the most devout, you could argue.
Rep. Menendez After Storming NJ ICE Facility: This Is Unacceptable, "Should Shake Every American To The Core"

5 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

Rep. Robert Menendez Jr. (D-NJ), the son of disgraced former Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), on Friday spoke to the press after raiding an ICE facility in Newark, New JerseyREP. ROBERT MENENDEZ JR. (D-NJ) I can't, I can't begin to describe what happened here today. It started as part of our core functions as members of Congress to conduct oversight of ICE and privately run detention centers where we waited patiently for over an hour, over an hour and a half. We just waited.
Gutfeld: Mostly Women Are Being Arrested At Anti-Israel Protests in NYC Because Their Compassion Got Exploited

5 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

Greg Gutfeld addresses the allure of wokeism to young women in reaction to the statistic that 61 of the 80 arrests of pro-Palestine student protests in New York were women. PERINO: My money is on you. Always. One thing that was strange when you looked at the reporting, Greg, is how many of these protesters and those arrested were women. GUTFELD: Yes, and we mean real women, I think, we didn't check. But 61 out of 80 of the arrests were females.
Victor Davis Hanson: Pollsters Have No Reputation After This Decade-Long Hatred Of Donald Trump

5 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

THE DAILY SIGNAL: Mainstream media would have you believe that Trump’s first 100 days were a failure—despite securing the border and strong economic gains. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the polling regarding Donald Trump’s early 2025 presidency on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” and asks the question: Were pollsters reflecting public opinion, or manipulating it? VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: This is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal.
Laura Ingraham: MAGA-Hating Media Cheering On A Recession While Trump Is Reinvigorating America

5 days ago | realclearpolitics.com | Ian Schwartz

LAURA INGRAHAM, HOST: MAGA versus the naysayers, that's the focus of tonight's Angle. After years of downplaying Biden's inflation, Democrats in the press want you to believe that they really care about the cost of living and middle class jobs. They're all singing, though, from the same hymnal. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the result of the Trump tariffs is, is that the -- all these small businesses get clobbered.