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The Long Game

Tom Ridge: For His Own Good, Trump Should Stop Knocking Mail-In Voting

Jun 17, 2020

Tom Ridge is the former governor of Pennsylvania, from 1995 to 2001, and went on to become the first ever head of the Department of Homeland Security, which was created by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks. 


In March, Ridge and a former Democratic Governor, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan, formed a group...


Sen. Tim Scott on the killing of George Floyd and whether violence is a legitimate form of political action

Jun 4, 2020

Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, is the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate. When he was elected in 2012, he was only the 7th African-American senator in the nation’s history.


Scott has been quite vocal on many sides of the George Floyd killing. He’s called on Minneapolis to charge all four officers, he’s called the...