Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd is a New York Times columnist.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
How Trump exposed the Democrats’ mistaken identity politics
More Americans ended up voting for Trump, even though many didn’t like him. Why? Because they liked the Democratic Party less.
- by Maureen Dowd
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Opinion
US Votes 2024
It’s crazy, but we must accept these truths about Trump and America
We must now fathom the unfathomable: all the misogynistic, racist, crude and undemocratic things Trump has said and done don’t negate his appeal.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
I asked Trump a question about violence. His answer was honest, and chilling
How did America become a place where a man with no character has an even chance of being re-elected president?
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
In the ultimate battle of the sexes in the most visceral of elections, who will prevail?
Trump is running a hypermasculine campaign that is breathtakingly offensive to women, where Harris is public enemy number one. And yet, it appears to be working.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The dinner that showed why Trump and a cardinal should go to confession
Instead of telling Trump he was over the line, Cardinal Dolan enabled him to cast his campaign as a quasi-religious crusade.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Not being Trump won’t win Harris the election. She needs to do more – pronto
Even when getting softballs from supportive TV hosts, Harris at times seems unsure of how to answer.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
J.D. Vance is laser-focused on the future, especially his own
As the Republicans take misogynistic potshots at Kamala Harris, Trump’s running mate is unveiling a new persona.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The Democratic love-in will be ecstasy, except that everyone’s mad at each other
Top Democrats are bristling with resentments even as they are about to try to put on a united front at the party’s National Convention in Chicago.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Suddenly, Donald Trump looks enlightened about women
Somehow, the former president has managed to choose a vice presidential candidate whose views on women are even more Draconian and mean-spirited than his own.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
For heaven’s sake, Joe, let it go
It makes me sad that Biden doesn’t see what’s inescapable: If he doesn’t walk away gracefully right now, he will probably ruin his legacy.
- by Maureen Dowd
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump is the master conman, but Biden is giving him a run for his money
Joe Biden, his wife, his vice president and his long-time aides worked hard to conjure a mirage where everything is fine in Bidenworld. That mirage vanished with the debate.
- by Maureen Dowd
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