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<title><![CDATA[John Nichols - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14471.xml</link><description><![CDATA[John Nichols]]></description><category domain="14471">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Right-Wing Attacks on El-Sayed Keep Faltering]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-polls-michigan-race/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With energetic campaigning and savvy responses to the media's Hasan Piker obsession, the Michigan Democrat is maintaining solid poll numbers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[El-Sayed Diagnoses American Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/abdul-el-sayed-interview-michigan-senate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A conversation with Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee about public health, outside money, and a new kind of politics.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Flanagan's Many Crush the Money in MN Senate Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/peggy-flanagan-minnesota-senate-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Corporate Dem Angie Craig outspent Flanagan by roughly four to one. But Flanagan's ground game, and her promise to avenge Minnesota after ICE's cruelty, gave her a 20-point win.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/l8Zvp</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To hear the DC insiders tell it, insurgent socialists and progressive firebrands are wrecking the Democratic Party. Don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t believe it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Just How Big Could Democrats Win in 2026?]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/ESV9K</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The results from an important race in Wisconsin this week suggest the Republicans could be in very big trouble.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Jr. Summons His Dad's 'Prophetic Voice']]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/jesse-jackson-jr-summons-his-fathers-consistent-prophetic-voice/ar-AA1XUBCu</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'He took the ministry from Sunday morning, and he delivered it to the people,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the younger Jackson said.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Memoriam: The Rev. Jesse Jackson]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/in-memoriam-the-rev-jesse-jackson-1941-2026/ar-AA1XEROc</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The civil-rights activist and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition changed what'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s possible in politics.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Calvary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/bruce-springsteen-is-bringing-the-calvary/ar-AA1WKo3J</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Almost a quarter century ago, in the second year of George W. Bush'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s miserable presidency, a campaign was launched to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' draft Bruce Springsteen'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' as a candidate for one of New Jersey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s US Senate seats. Polls showed Springsteen would be a viable contender, and volunteers were...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jesse-jackson-gave-peace-a-chance/ar-AA1WwTiw</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Road Map for Democratic Victory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/from-aftyn-to-zohran-a-road-map-for-democratic-victory/ar-AA1SsSeA</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This year, progressive young Democrats sketched a path to meaningful wins in 2026. Is the party paying attention?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani Goes Behind the Scenes of Meeting With Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/zohran-mamdani-on-fdr-laguardia-and-trump/ar-AA1SAI82</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Nation, the mayor-elect goes behind the scenes of his meeting with the president and talks about some of his political heroes.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee This Week?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/can-aftyn-behn-stun-the-gop-in-tennessee-next-week/ar-AA1Rdi2f</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani's Socialism in the White House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/a-socialist-in-the-white-house/ar-AA1QV6vA</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Mamdani Deliver? 'Yes! It's an Unqualified Yes!']]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/can-mamdani-deliver-yes-it-s-an-unqualified-yes/ar-AA1Qhoc8</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Dean Fuleihan, Mamdani'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s incoming first deputy mayor, speaks exclusively about how the mayor-elect will make his agenda a reality.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[From Mission Impossible to Mister Mayor]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/from-mission-impossible-to-mister-mayor/ar-AA1PPnsf</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Zohran Mamdani governs as he campaigned, he will prove that the people have the power to shape their own future.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Redford Sounded the Alarm on Politics Over 50 Years Ago]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/robert-redford-sounded-the-alarm-about-our-corrupted-politics-over-50-years-ago/ar-AA1Nd708</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The late legend'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 1972 classic'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Candidate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' was an urgent warning about how money-driven, TV-obsessed campaigns would devastate democracy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for DC Statehood: Now, More Than Ever]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dc-statehood-now-more-than-ever/ar-AA1LpNtw?cvid=332dc428a7c14083eb974d9efef07eb2&amp;ei=4</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Minnesota Dems at War Over the 'Mamdani of Minneapolis']]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/omar-fateh-minneapolis-dfl-endorsement-fight/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Omar Fateh won the endorsement of his city party. Then the state party overturned the result. Representative Ilhan Omar calls it inexcusable.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Nation Interviews Mamdani]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-nation-interviews-zohran-mamdani/ar-AA1Kn3o3</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York's Democratic mayoral nominee shares his views on the city's affordability crisis, the new media landscape'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and how Democrats need to stand up for what they believe.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tony Evers Did What Too Many Senior Democrats Have Not]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/tony-evers-retirement-generational-change/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin's governor was well positioned to win a third term. Instead, he cleared the way for a new generation of Democrats to run. Others should take note.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Osborn Ready To Mount Even Bolder Nebraska Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dan-osborn-is-ready-to-mount-an-even-bolder-campaign-against-our-billionaire-dominated-politics/ar-AA1IdkUU</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The independent populist from Nebraska, who came close to winning in 2024, is running to unseat one of the Senate'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s wealthiest and most self-serving members in 2026.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Yorkers Aren&rsquo;t Afraid of a Democratic Socialist Mayor]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-yorkers-aren-t-afraid-of-a-democratic-socialist-mayor/ar-AA1HPrI9</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Andrew Cuomo'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s allies spent a fortune shouting that Zohran Mamdani is a socialist. Result? A Mamdani landslide in the Democratic primary.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/zohran-mamdani-proves-that-power-belongs-to-the-people/ar-AA1HoGl4</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a rebuke to cynical Democratic insiders and the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' New York Times'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' editorial page, voters backed a democratic socialist for mayor of the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s largest city.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings!]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/from-tom-paine-in-1776-to-main-street-in-2025-no-kings/ar-AA1GDQBv</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans have a right to assemble and petition for the redress of grievances, and they will use them this weekend to resist Trumpism.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Bernie Sanders Went to Coachella]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-bernie-sanders-went-to-coachella/ar-AA1D1G5I</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Bernie Sanders saw that Democrats in Washington were failing to mount a sufficiently effective, let alone inspiring, opposition to Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the independent senator from Vermont decided to bet on the people of the United States.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Tantrum Tariffs]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-s-tantrum-tariffs-will-not-renew-us-manufacturing/ar-AA1CsjIT</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The free-trade deals that Democratic and Republican presidents negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' devastated American manufacturing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Hundreds of thousands of industrial workers lost their jobs after the approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement and most-favored-nation...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New DNC Chair Is Ready to Build a Bigger, Bolder Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ken-martin-dnc-chair-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The DNC elects a new leader as it seeks to unify the party and win back working-class voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Next DNC Chair Must Do To Save the Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/dnc-chair-democratic-party-mission/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yes, pushing back against Donald Trump is essential. But to do that, the Democrats must turn themselves into a fighting force for economic justice.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How To Save the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/how-to-save-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They're in shambles. They need to change'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'fast. Here's what they should do.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Does Not Have a Mandate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/elections/trump-does-not-have-a-mandate/ar-AA1w5fUF</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>John Nichols</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t win a majority of the popular vote, and the idea that America has gone full MAGA is outlandish.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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