Jim Geraghty

Washington, D.C.

Contributing columnist
Jim Geraghty is National Review’s senior political correspondent, where he writes the daily “Morning Jolt” newsletter, among other writing duties. He’s the author of the novel "The Weed Agency" (a Washington Post bestseller), the nonfiction "Heavy Lifting" with Cam Edwards and "Voting to Kill," as well as the Dangerous Clique series of thriller novels. In 2019, he made presentations about foreign disinformation campaigns on social media and tools to counter propaganda to the Austrian National Defense Academy, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the University of Vienna an
Latest from Jim Geraghty

Is Vance still going to hang out with Tucker Carlson, even now?

Like Donald Trump, JD Vance seems dead set on going with his gut, heedless of the consequences.

September 5, 2024
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, talks to reporters at a campaign stop in Eau Claire, Wis. on Aug. 7. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Republicans, hedge your bets. Focus on the Senate.

The GOP should put its time and money into creating a firewall against a possible Harris administration.

August 29, 2024
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog onstage during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16.

It’s still Barack Obama’s party

The rapturous welcome in Chicago for Obama’s convention speech confirms his hold on the Democratic Party.

August 21, 2024
Former president Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Out with the old at the DNC

We are in Chicago, where it's Kamala Harris's party now. Columnists Dana Milbank, Jennifer Rubin, Jonathan Capehart and Jim Geraghty discuss why gender isn’t being talked about in this campaign so far, and they do the math on what percentage of the Democrats’ energy is from excitement, relief and just avoiding existential dread.

August 20, 2024

As Harris learned from Biden, avoiding interviews is good strategy

Kamala Harris is paying no price for ducking reporters.

August 12, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in Wayne, Mich., on Thursday. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

Does Trump even want to win?

In a state Trump needs, he attacked the popular Republican governor and trotted out the usual grievances.

August 5, 2024
Donald Trump onstage before speaking at a campaign event in Atlanta on Saturday. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post)

Mark Kelly: Astronaut, senator, VP short-lister ... ex-vitamin huckster

The Arizona senator and former astronaut might muddy the Democratic ticket’s contrast from Trump.

July 31, 2024
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on July 25. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

The Republican convention was a success. Will it matter? Unclear.

Republicans avoided mistakes in Milwaukee and made the best Trump-Vance sales pitch they could.

July 18, 2024
Donald Trump speaks Thursday in Milwaukee on the final day of the Republican National Convention. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

‘Impromptu’ at the RNC: Kumbaya or ‘Fight! Fight! Fight!’

Can Trump’s purported unity message outlast the convention?

July 18, 2024
Supporters of former president Donald Trump hang a banner outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Republicans are euphoric. Can it last?

After a truly wild few weeks in politics, our columnists huddle up at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. They discuss the mood on the ground in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, how the unity message seems to be fraying and what recent events mean for the presidential campaign – and the country – going forward. Plus, humorist Alexandra Petri serves up an imagined J.D. Vance infomercial using his own words about Trump.

July 16, 2024