Kristen Soltis Anderson is a contributing Opinion writer, a Republican pollster and the author of “The Selfie Vote.”
Josh Barro writes the newsletter Very Serious and is the host of the podcast “Serious Trouble.”
Ross Douthat, David French and Michelle Goldberg are Times columnists.
Mara Gay is a member of the editorial board.
Matt Labash, formerly a national correspondent at The Weekly Standard, is the author of “Fly Fishing With Darth Vader” and writes the newsletter Slack Tide.
Liz Mair has served as a campaign strategist for Scott Walker, Roy Blunt, Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina and Rick Perry. She is the founder and president of Mair Strategies.
Katherine Mangu-Ward (@kmanguward) is the editor in chief of Reason magazine.
Daniel McCarthy is the editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review.
Ben Rhodes is a former deputy national security adviser and the author, most recently, of “After the Fall.” He was a speechwriter for President Barack Obama.
Chuck Rocha is a Democratic strategist.
Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) is a founder and an editor of the online magazine Compact.
Megan K. Stack is a contributing Opinion writer.
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