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<title><![CDATA[Joan Walsh - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14595.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Joan Walsh]]></description><category domain="14595">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Can Sen. Ossoff Hold Onto His Seat?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/jon-ossoff-senate-georgia-voting-rights/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He's the most vulnerable incumbent in the Senate race, and his state is ground zero for the new Jim Crow attacks on voting rights.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Sen. Markey Dispatched Rep. Moulton in MA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/ed-markey-seth-moulton-massachusetts-senate/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Moulton, a centrist opportunist, sought to unseat his incumbent opponent by posturing as a young progressive. Voters didn't fall for it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Graham Platner &amp; the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/graham-platner-and-the-rise-of-white-male-identity-politics/ar-AA24VNQ0</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Platner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rocket to stardom reflects something ugly that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s developed, not only on the right but the left as well. As of Wednesday morning this week, even after his sexting scandal broke, I knew two things about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner: I was glad I didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Peggy Flanagan Running for Senate To 'Avenge Minnesota']]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/Z4QuC</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2013, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan was the 34-year-old director of the state chapter of the Children'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Defense Fund.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IL's Next Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/lo2d2</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Ratchets Up Talk of Taking Over Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-ratchets-up-talk-of-taking-over-elections/ar-AA1VGiJS</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This is one of many signs that Trump knows his party is in big trouble in the coming midterm elections.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Alex Pretti Was a Good Man at a Time of Great Evil]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alex-pretti-nurse-neighbor-friend/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 37-year-old ICU nurse was killed helping another ICE victim. We must honor his sacrifice.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hegseth Moves Against Sen. Kelly]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-hegseth-moves-against-senator-mark-kelly/ar-AA1TCYIV</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[But the Navy veteran insists he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll continue to speak out against illegal military orders.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Legislative Mastermind Announces Retirement]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-legislative-mastermind-nancy-pelosi-announces-retirement/ar-AA1PZCoq</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[She had her flaws, but the 38-year House veteran was the most productive progressive leader of my lifetime.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Murders Accelerate Sense of Powerlessness]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/society/minneapolis-murders-shooting-catholic-church/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The shooting, which has so far left two children dead and 14 hospitalized, adds to the sense of terror that the Trump regime is spreading.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Letitia James: New York&rsquo;s Badass AG]]></title>
							<link>https://archive.is/zVRjC</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s attorney general, Letitia James, has emerged as a North Star in the chaos of the second Trump administration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Abominable Sadism of &quot;Alligator Auschwitz&quot;]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-abominable-sadism-of-alligator-auschwitz/ar-AA1HI8sU?cvid=e8ccf1e1ef1b4e779a7a6b51a7fb6804&amp;ei=16</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Floridians know what it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s like to wait weeks or months for government aid after a natural disaster. But amazingly, Governor Ron DeSantis has worked with federal officials to create a harsh outdoor tent-based detention camp in the Everglades that state officials are proudly calling...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Van Hollen Shows Us One Person Can Make a Difference]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chris-van-hollen-shows-us-one-person-can-make-a-difference/ar-AA1Dl9vu</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Senator Chris Van Hollen conquered all five morning talk shows.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[RFK Jr.'s Family Dissents. I Hope Democrats Do Too]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rfk-jr-s-family-dissents-i-hope-the-democrats-do-too/ar-AA1y5ueA</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There are so many reasons to reject the HHS secretary nominee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s crackpot health science.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Lawless Leader and His Revolution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/a-lawless-leader-and-his-revolution/ar-AA1y0T3R</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Richard Nixon'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s career-ending Watergate scandal was bracketed by two bold claims: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I am not a crook,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the Republican declared in a November 1973 speech, as investigations into his nefarious deeds spread.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cecile Richards Saved the Day for Us]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/cecile-richards-saved-the-day-for-us/ar-AA1xy1iY</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Cecile Richards'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'for infinite reasons.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Was Set To Crush Women's Vote. What Went Wrong?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/elections/kamala-harris-was-poised-to-crush-the-women-s-vote-what-went-wrong/ar-AA1xmWsx</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[But on Election Day, she won a smaller share of them than Biden did. This is how it fell apart.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Didn't Win a Landslide--nor Did He Secure a Mandate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/no-trump-did-not-win-in-adorsey%20wrightlandslide-nor-did-he-secure-a-mandate/ar-AA1tXnWm</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The election math isn't as bad as we thought. But the coming Trump administration is shaping up to be worse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Deserved Better--and There's No Easy Explanation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/kamala-harris-deserved-better-and-there-s-no-easy-explanation-for-why-she-didn-t-get-it/ar-AA1tGL9Y</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Consider how resoundingly she succeeded in her 107-day campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and what that means about how deep the problems are that we need to solve.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Rematch in New York Could Help Turn the House Blue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/laura-gillen-new-york-democrats-congress/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Laura Gillen should have won a congressional seat in 2022'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'but the New York Democratic Party was in shambles. This time, her creepy ex-cop opponent is going down.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Organizers Fight To Eke Out a Harris Win in Georgia]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/georgia-election-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Local Democrats are feeling more isolated than they have in previous election cycles, and voters are harder to reach. Why?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michelle Obama Is Finally Ready To 'Go Low']]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/michelle-obama-speech-michigan-rally/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former first lady's incandescent speech on Saturday night in Michigan centered women's bodies and excoriated the man who gropes but won't protect them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Makes Her Play for Suburban Women Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/harris-makes-her-play-for-suburban-women-voters/ar-AA1sIPxB</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In town halls with Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris has made no known concessions to win Cheney's support, while Cheney has come out in opposition to the Dobbs decision. What's not to like?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Harris' Media Strategy Working?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-stephanie-ruhle-msnbc-interview/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last night's interview with MSNBC showed that Harris doesn't have to choose a hostile anchor for an interview in which the public hears tough questions and fleshed-out answers.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Diversity of Harris Supporters on Display at Oprah Town Hall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/the-diversity-of-harris-s-supporters-was-on-display-at-oprah-s-town-hall/ar-AA1qUwrl</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t expect how surprisingly moving Oprah Winfrey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s online and real-life '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Unite for America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' rally with Harris in Detroit would be. It was billed by its primary organizers, Win With Black Women, as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Historic. Welcoming. Mobilizing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Harris Liberated Taylor Swift]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-taylor-swift-endorsement/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The megastar thought she could hurt Hillary Clinton by endorsing her in 2016. Now, she's overcome her fear. May we all do the same.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Did an Interview. Can We Move on Now?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/cnn-interview-harris-walz-bash/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Harris and Walz held their own during an interview driven more by media-made controversies than substance.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Is Meeting the Moment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-democrats-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democrats' sudden reversal of fortune is not as shocking as it seems.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Dude Abides--and He Supports Harris]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/white-dudes-for-harris-zoom/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[White Dudes for Harris raised $4.5 million for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Why are some people trashing it?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Steps Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-campaign-profile/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Joan Walsh</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The future of American democracy now rests on the vice president's shoulders. That's why it's more important than ever to understand who she is.]]></description>
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