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<title><![CDATA[Charles Mahtesian - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14478.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Charles Mahtesian]]></description><category domain="14478">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis and the Curse of the Florida Man]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/24/ron-desantis-florida-man-curse-00098444</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There's a reason the state has never sent a politician to the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Losses in the Suburbs a Warning Sign for Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/11/07/2018-elections-midterms-democrats-win-republicans-warning-222227</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Buried in Tuesday's muddled results are some dangerous warning signs for Republicans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[11 Key Places That Will Decide the Midterm Outcome]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/06/2018-elections-house-senate-won-lost-963562</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Orange County, upstate New York and the Phoenix metro area are among the key spots that will decide the outcome on election night.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Republican Party's Suburban Nightmare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/22/handel-republicans-suburban-nightmare-215289</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Surveying the Democratic wreckage after a disastrous 1952 campaign, Robert Taft, the typically taciturn Ohio Republican senator, made a bold prediction about the opposition. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'The Democratic Party,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the one-time Senate majority leader asserted, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'will never win another...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could Reid and Romney Work Together?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/10/could-reid-and-romney-work-together-138796.html?hp=l9</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has attacked Mitt Romney in caustic and personal terms. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s questioned Romney'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s veracity, his finances and even his faith.Against that backdrop, the Las Vegas Sun imagines a Romney White House and a Reid-led Senate and asks: could Reid and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polls Raise Electoral College Tie Scenarios]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/10/polls-raise-presidential-tie-scenarios-138617.html?hp=f3</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With eight of nine swing states now within 3 percentage points according to RealClearPolitics polling averages '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and with three states within one point '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' lobbyist Matthew Greller writes in to note the very real possibility of an Electoral College tie.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nine States Where the Race Will Be Won]]></title>
							<link>http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=7FF7255E-86B0-40CF-B4E3-65C88ED3A24D</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The presidential race has narrowed to a core of nine states, a collection of margin-of-error battlegrounds spread across nearly every region.From New Hampshire in the Northeast to Nevada in the Rocky Mountain West, there is little disagreement between the two campaigns about the places...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Region of Doom]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/05/obamas-region-of-doom-124297.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[How a Felon Beat Obama in 9 W.Va. Counties]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/05/how-the-felon-won-122930.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So how did a felon incarcerated in a Texas prison manage to win 41 percent of the Democratic primary vote against the president of the United States?For starters, Keith Judd was either clever or lucky enough to have filed for the ballot in the heart of Appalachia'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s anti-Obama belt.West...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Unpopular Policies Are Hurting Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/42737.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A significant majority of voters are considering voting against President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, expressing sour views of his new health care law and deep skepticism about his ability to create jobs and grow the sluggish economy, according to the latest POLITICO / George...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton: A New Era Of Progressive Politics]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26100.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Bill Clinton told an audience of liberal online activists Thursday evening that the nation has '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'entered a new era of progressive politics'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' that could last for decades if Democrats can pass ambitious measures such as health care reform and climate change.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama's Populist Tone]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18529.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a week bookended by the loss of two top nominees and tense stimulus negotiations, President Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s call for caps on CEO pay and perks barely registered a blip. 

Yet Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Wall Street smack-down Wednesday is poised to have far-reaching political consequences '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Remakes Political Rules]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18248.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Embrace Dynasty Politics]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16664.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Things to Watch in Georgia's Runoff]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16124.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Gains in Fast-Growing Counties]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15456.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[McCain's Path to Victory Goes Through PA]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14830.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Palin Details May Help, Not Hurt]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13062.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Charles Mahtesian</author>
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