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Theodore R. Johnson

@drtedj

Writer | Contributing columnist @WashingtonPost | Senior Advisor @NewAmerica | Navy vet | ΩΨΦ | HBCU-educated

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But just 1 in 10 Black voters. This election reminds that “voters of color” isn’t all that useful of a category. This 1 in 3 is driven by Hispanic voters, a necessary distinction to understand why the shift occurred.

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I’m so grateful for the calm of the elders. My father didn’t blink when he heard the election results today. Born in 1957. Served in the Army. Knows what it means to put your life on the line for America, while often being treated as a second-class citizen. As a millennial, I

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The next Congress will have 5 Black Senators - the most in American history (Booker-NJ, Scott-SC, Warnock-GA, Alsobrooks-MD, & Blunt Rochester-DE).

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This is what George Bush’s winning reelection coalition looked like in 2004. It looks a helluva lot like Trump’s winning coalition this year, exactly twenty years later and post-Obama.

This is what George Bush’s winning reelection coalition looked like in 2004.

It looks a helluva lot like Trump’s winning coalition this year, exactly twenty years later and post-Obama.
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5 reads to understand the 2024 Black vote: - Linked fate & generation tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… - 88-12 for Harris press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove… - Black female candidates onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… - Regional differences tupress.temple.edu/books/the-grea… - On Millennials cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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Black voters, esp the men, received lots of pre-election attention. Join Leah Wright Rigueur, Maya King, and me for an online post-election analysis of Black political behavior & realignment. This Thursday, November 21, from 1-2 pm eastern. Webinar RSVP here: newamerica.org/new-america/ev…

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Happy Spotify Wrapped week! Our most listened to "Impromptu" episode on Spotify was "What do men want?" featuring Theodore R. Johnson, Shadi Hamid and Richard V. Reeves of American Institute for Boys and Men. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: wapo.st/3ZoyiR7 🎧 Listen on Apple podcasts: wapo.st/4eZO0bb

Happy Spotify Wrapped week! 

Our most listened to "Impromptu" episode on <a href="/Spotify/">Spotify</a> was "What do men want?" featuring <a href="/DrTedJ/">Theodore R. Johnson</a>, <a href="/shadihamid/">Shadi Hamid</a> and <a href="/RichardVReeves/">Richard V. Reeves</a> of <a href="/aibm_org/">American Institute for Boys and Men</a>.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: wapo.st/3ZoyiR7
🎧 Listen on Apple podcasts: wapo.st/4eZO0bb
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Opinion by Theodore R. Johnson: The Founders incorporated guardrails into the republic’s design: a system of checks and balances as well as protections against factional politics. Trump is a challenge to both. wapo.st/3PUOPbd

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Opinion by Theodore R. Johnson: The Pentagon’s new approach departs from one that for decades buoyed the world’s strongest military. wapo.st/3WTtymj

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“In my corner of America, there’s a common refrain about the viral videos of constituents angrily confronting congressional Republicans: THAT’S WHAT THEY GET.”

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Officials at the United States Naval Academy confirmed that nearly 1,000 books were flagged for potentially violating Trump’s executive order that requires schools to promote “patriotic education” and avoid those deemed to champion diversity, equity and inclusion. Theodore R. Johnson has

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"The Platinum Plan of the first Trump administration would be flagged for violating the anti-DEI policies of the second." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

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On the latest episode of How To Fix It, Theodore R. Johnson joins John Avlon to discuss how American pride has been weaponized, why civic education has crumbled, and how citizens can reclaim a more inclusive, aspirational patriotism: thebulwark.com/p/reclaiming-p…

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"Even the Platinum Plan of the first Trump administration would be flagged for violating the anti-DEI policies of the second."

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"Trump has used the bully pulpit and executive orders to unleash an offensive against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, which seeks to forbid most of the actions he once proposed." Read more from Theodore R. Johnson: wapo.st/4jLkYiu