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Tom Allon

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: How election night went from the Super Bowl of politics to the World Series

Until four years ago, you could usually go to sleep by midnight and know who won the presidency. Now, it’s likely to be a much longer and drawn-out slugfest.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the inherent danger of the billionaire newspaper owner

Recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times are a reminder of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves

A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for the country’s first female leader – and for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.

Campaigns & Elections

Opinion

Commentary: What will be this year’s ‘October Surprise’?

Elected leaders and political campaigns alike are spooked by the specter of unearthed revelations that could change the dynamics of the presidential race.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: With Biden out, Kamala Harris can make history with her own VP pick

By picking a woman as her running mate, the current vice president and potential Democratic presidential nominee should pick Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for a truly ceiling-shattering ticket.

Politics

Opinion

Opinion: The Biden intervention

City & State’s founder imagines a scenario where the president gets told the truth about the election and what he needs to do to save the country.