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<title><![CDATA[Philip Klein - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14519.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Philip Klein]]></description><category domain="14519">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Truth: Carter Was a Terrible President (&amp; Former President)]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A popular narrative surrounding the legacy of Jimmy Carter is that as president he was a victim of unlucky timing that impeded him politically but that he excelled during his long post-presidential career. The reality is that he was a terrible president but an even worse former president.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans' Pathetic Infrastructure Surrender]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/after-infrastructure-surrender-republicans-deserve-to-lose/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Republicans lose big time in 2022, they have nobody but themselves to blame.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Trillion-Dollar Coronavirus Question for Markets]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-trillion-dollar-question-for-markets-on-coronavirus</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Markets kicked off what promises to be another wild week on Monday, thanks to growing fears about the effect of the coronavirus on the global economy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump's Iowa Rally Should Make Dems Nervous]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-trumps-des-moines-rally-should-make-democrats-nervous</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DES MOINES -- I arrived at Drake University's Knapp Center hours in advance with the intention of covering President Trump's Thursday night rally, but, along with dozens of other credentialed media, was denied entry -- which the Trump campaign said was an order from the fire marshall,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Looking More Like Trump Will Be Reelected]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/its-looking-more-like-trump-will-be-reelected-in-2020</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the election year now underway, President Trump is no doubt beatable '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and yet, it's starting to feel more and more like he'll get reelected.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[If This Was Iran's Response, It's a Major Victory for the U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-this-was-irans-response-qassem-soleimani-killing-was-a-major-victory-for-donald-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Should the missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops turn out to be the extent of Iran's response, then the operation to kill Iranian terrorist leader Qassem Soleimani will turn out to be a major victory for President Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Contested Dem Convention Keeps Looking More Likely]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-contested-democratic-convention-keeps-looking-more-likely</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During every presidential election cycle, pundits seem to hype the potential for a contested convention that never ends up materializing. But, as we approach 2020, I think the political world is overcompensating for past failures and underplaying the possibility that Democrats could make...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Bloomberg Presidential Run Would Be a Gift to Warren]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-michael-bloomberg-presidential-run-would-be-a-gift-to-elizabeth-warren</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Michael Bloomberg actually decides to launch a late bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, the FEC may want to launch an investigation, because it would be a massive gift to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden's Al Franken Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joe-bidens-al-franken-problem</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though he hasn't even officially announced he's running for president, on Friday Biden was hit with the first of what could be more #MeToo accusations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Remember--Dems Peddled Avenatti's Kavanaugh Smears]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/remember-democrats-peddled-michael-avenattis-absurd-attacks-against-brett-kavanaugh</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As they race to distance themselves from Michael Avenatti, who was arrested this week and charged with trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike, it's worth taking a moment to remember that during the the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, leading Democrats peddled absurd attacks...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Should Accelerate Judge Confirmations in '19]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/republicans-should-accelerate-confirmation-of-judges-in-2019</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican losses in the House have eliminated the possibility of advancing major legislation in 2019, but the party's gains in the Senate have provided a rare opportunity to shape the judiciary with a wave of judges who believe in closely adhering to the U.S. Constitution. Republicans...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Exit Polls: Majority Say Russia Probe 'Politically Motivated']]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/exit-polls-majority-of-voters-say-russia-investigation-politically-motivated</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A majority of voters in the House elections view the Russia investigation as "politically motivated," according to CNN exit polls, while a plurality disapprove of special counsel Robert Mueller's handling of it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Days of the Filibuster Are Numbered]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-days-of-the-filibuster-are-numbered/article/2647150</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell is adamant about preserving the filibuster, and it may be safe as long as he is in charge. But he won't be leader forever.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Biggest Broken Promise in Political History]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-cave-on-obamacare-repeal-is-the-biggest-broken-promise-in-political-history/article/2618413</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Broken promises are as old as politics itself, and there are many famous examples of them in modern history. President George H.W. Bush's "read my lips, no new taxes" pledge comes immediately to mind, as does President Bill Clinton reneging on his middle-class tax cut, and President...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Gut Check for Republicans]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamacare-gut-check-do-republicans-love-freedom-as-much-as-democrats-love-big-government/article/2615982</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans who now have the power to deliver on their central promise of the past seven years '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a market-based alternative '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? are facing a gut-check moment. As they fear the potential political backlash, they must ask themselves: Do...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Simplest Path to Repealing and Replacing Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-simplest-path-to-repealing-and-replacing-obamacare/article/2613105</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As 2016 came to a close, Republican congressional leaders believed they had a basic idea of how they were going to repeal and replace Obamacare. But in the new year, this sense of a broad consensus has collapsed. Some Republicans want a bill that will repeal all of Obamacare while others...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here's How Republicans Plan to Repeal Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/heres-how-republicans-plan-to-repeal-obamacare-within-weeks-of-trump-taking-office/article/2609753</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the weeks following the presidential election, there's been some debate about whether Republicans would actually go through with repealing Obamacare as opposed to getting cold feet. But after a number of conversations with senior GOP leadership aides in both chambers of Congress, this...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Here's How Trump's HHS Pick Wants to Replace Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/heres-how-trumps-hhs-pick-wants-to-replace-obamacare/article/2608349</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By tapping House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price to serve as his Secretary of Health and Human Services, President-elect Trump would add to his team one of the most serious and knowledgeable Republicans on healthcare policy, and in the process press his finger on the scales of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Takeaways from South Carolina]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/5-takeaways-from-south-carolina/article/2583795</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[All traditional signs point to Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Rocky Start for the Health Law in 2016]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamacare-off-to-a-rocky-start-in-2016/article/2582507</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As most of the political world has been focusing on the presidential race, Obamacare has gotten off to a rocky start in 2016. This could be a major drag on Democrats come November.On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services reported that fewer than 13 million individuals...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Smearing Ted Cruz as an Isolationist Is Absurd]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2578560/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Back in April, I wrote a column predicting that the most interesting foreign policy fight of the 2016 campaign was likely to be one between Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. So, while I've enjoyed watching their disagreements over America's role in the world take center stage, it's been...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump Is Winning - And How He Can Still Lose]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-donald-trump-is-winning-brand-how-he-could-still-lose/article/2575701</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' Spend some time up here, and it's no mystery why businessman Donald Trump finds himself at the top of the polls for the Republican nomination in the nation's first primary. It also becomes apparent that beneath the surface, his candidacy has a soft underbelly and he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why 2016 Will Be a Historic Ideological Battle]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-the-2016-presidential-race-will-be-a-historic-ideological-battle/article/2574244</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Liberals celebrate the leftward shift within the Democratic Party while Republicans see no reason to settle.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump Has Already Peaked]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/donald-trump-has-already-peaked/article/2570511</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though Donald Trump is maintaining a healthy lead in polls for the Republican presidential nomination, there is mounting evidence that he has already peaked.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Conservatives &amp; Libertarians Will Get Married]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/social-conservatives-and-libertarians-will-get-married/article/2567523</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican Party, broadly speaking, is comprised of many factions that are often at odds with one another. Prominent examples are the battles between the grassroots and the national party establishment and between defense hawks and non-interventionists.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Walker: Clinton Is Woefully Out of Touch]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/scott-walker-hillary-clinton-is-woefully-out-of-touch-with-main-street-america/article/2567188</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Saturday blasted Hillary Clinton for a pattern of ethical lapses, arguing that they showed how "woefully out of touch" the former secretary of state and first lady was with America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Conservatives Should Hate Confederate Flag]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/why-conservatives-should-hate-the-confederate-flag/article/2566609</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The tragic massacre at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., has re-ignited the debate over the legacy and meaning of the Confederate battle flag, which still flies on the grounds of the state capitol.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Republican Red Line on Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-republican-red-line-on-obamacare-subsidies/article/2566101</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the Supreme Court invalidates federal health insurance subsidies for individuals living in up to 37 states, Republicans would be open to a variety of policy responses to keep financial assistance flowing to those already enrolled in President Obama's healthcare law.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Big Question Mark for Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obamacares-big-question-mark/article/2565614</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There's a big question mark for President Obama's healthcare law heading into 2016 '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and it isn't just about how the Supreme Court will rule on the legality of federal exchange subsidies.Though the Department of Health of Human Services boasted this week that enrollment in Obamacare...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rate Hikes Expose Obamacare's Shaky Foundation]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rate-hikes-expose-shaky-foundation-of-obamacare/article/2564841</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Philip Klein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Though supporters of President Obama's healthcare program tout its success in providing insurance to millions of Americans, recent rate filings from large insurers have revealed that the law is built on a shaky foundation.]]></description>
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