Prospect Weekend Reads Week of September 23rd Stories from the week you don’t want to miss!
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The Polling Imperilment: Polls are addictive, even when they’re not reliable. They shape the way we think about politics, Rick Perlstein writes. While Campaigning for Catholic Votes, Trump Echoes the Klan: In trying to attract the Catholic vote, the Trump campaign's rhetoric is eerily reminiscent of the KKK. Harold Meyerson has the story.
Mark Robinson Is the Future of the GOP: “Robinson may be plainly hateful and unhinged, but his beliefs do not make him an outlier in today’s GOP,” Hassan Ali Kanuwrites.
Preserving Public Lands: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is fighting for Indigenous lands, despite pushback from Republicans and mining companies. Her mission would be threatened under another Trump term, Erik Loomis writes
Not Enjoying the Mark Cuban for President Campaign: Mark Cuban, who spends his time talking up crypto and disparaging policies the public actually supports, David Dayen argues, has no business being the public face of the Harris campaign.
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