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<title><![CDATA[David Weigel - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14602.xml</link><description><![CDATA[David Weigel]]></description><category domain="14602">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Republicans' Midterm Promise: More Populism, More Cash]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/09/10/2026/republicans-promise-cash-and-a-flexible-new-economics-for-the-midterms</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If voters are smart enough to reelect them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is the Left Evolving?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/08/12/2026/hongs-defeat-shows-the-left-evolving-further-away-from-2020</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hong's narrow defeat in Wisconsin revealed how many Democrats worry that they'll lose if they talk like aliens.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Decline of Impeachment Voters, and Other Midterm Lessons]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2026/the-decline-of-the-impeachment-voter-and-other-midterm-lessons-so-far</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first half of the 2026 primary season has seen progressives '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and Trump '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' win big.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Busy Primary Day Sweeps the Nation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/06/02/2026/busy-primary-day-sweeps-the-nation</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What to watch for as voters head to the polls in California, Iowa, and New Jersey.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Republicans Embrace AI, Democrats Bet on a Backlash]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/04/08/2026/as-republicans-embrace-ai-in-campaigning-democrats-bet-on-a-backlash</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans are very comfortable using AI for almost anything in politics, and they'll say so.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[IL Primaries Showcase Rise of the Bizarro-World Super PAC]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/03/16/2026/illinois-primaries-showcase-the-rise-of-the-bizarro-world-super-pac</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The cash, much of it from the crypto and AI industries as well as AIPAC, is swamping races throughout the state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems in Tax Fight That's Really About Copying Republicans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/03/11/2026/the-democratic-tax-fight-thats-really-over-copying-republicans</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As populism gains steam among Democrats, exempting large numbers of people from taxes strikes many on the left as slopulism.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Left-Wing Ideas Wrecked Dems' Brand, New Report Warns]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/10/27/2025/democrats-urged-to-jettison-progressive-rhetoric-favored-by-highly-educated-and-affluent</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Let It All Out at Their Party Meeting]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/08/27/2025/democrats-let-it-all-out-at-their-party-meeting-in-minneapolis</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party had some wins to celebrate, but did not settle its arguments left over from 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump's DC Crackdown Divided the City's Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/08/13/2025/how-trumps-dc-takeover-divided-the-citys-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Muriel Bowser, the president has found an unlikely partner for his crackdown on crime in the capital.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Try a Novel Pitch: Make Virginia 2021 Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/07/08/2025/republicans-try-a-novel-pitch-make-virginia-2021-again</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Abigail Spanberger and her Democrats are dubious that a state hit hard by DOGE will buy what Glenn Youngkin's heirs are selling.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the GOP's Bill Broke the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/07/03/2025/how-the-gops-bill-broke-the-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the passage of Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'big, beautiful bill,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the GOP won a generational victory. It did so by co-opting key Democratic messages and building a MAGA-based story of America and what ails it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Dems Aren't Worried About Their 3 Retiring Senators]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/03/14/2025/why-democrats-arent-worried-about-their-three-retiring-senators</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire, the party sees a good opportunity to elect younger and more diverse candidates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Democrats Learn From the Brits?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/02/28/2025/what-can-democrats-learn-from-the-brits</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two reporters on what the British Labour Party can teach the Democrats.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Ask: Why Didn't Anything Work?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/11/06/2024/democrats-ask-why-didnt-anything-work</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday afternoon, as Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election, Democrats confronted the idea that a short progressive era had come and gone.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3rd Parties Were Having a Moment. Then Harris Showed Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/08/13/2024/third-parties-were-having-a-moment-then-kamala-harris-showed-up</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has dropped in the polls since President Biden left the race.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Outrunning Other Republicans. What Does It Mean?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/05/23/2024/donald-trump-is-outrunning-other-republicans-what-does-it-mean-for-november</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's superior polling is attracting more attention after two earlier elections where he was seen as a drag on down-ballot candidates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Behind the Mask: Why the New Protestors Cover Their Faces]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2024/the-rise-of-the-masked-israel-gaza-protester</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The pandemic, social media, and legal changes have encouraged left-wing activists to cover up.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside the Battle Over Nebraska's Electoral College Votes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2024/inside-the-battle-over-nebraskas-electoral-college-votes</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After a setback last week, Republicans are still pushing hard to turn the state's system back to winner-take all, and give Donald Trump a potentially critical edge.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Republican Debates Are Only Helping Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/09/29/2023/the-republican-debates-are-only-helping-donald-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A split field and a very MAGA primary electorate have vindicated Trump's decision not to participate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Meme Video Op That Swallowed DeSantis' Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/07/31/2023/desantis-meme-factory</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senior aides to Ron DeSantis oversaw the campaign'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s high-risk strategy of laundering incendiary videos produced by their staff through allied anonymous Twitter accounts, a set of internal campaign communications obtained by Semafor reveals.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ignoring Warning Signs, GOP Rebrands as Party of Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-embrace-the-cult-of-trump-ignoring-warning-signs/2018/06/13/a69d9a72-6f37-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html?utm_term=.ed3d37f89b70</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fiercely and undeniably, the Republican Party this week confirmed its rebranding as the party of Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[CA: Darrell Issa Finds Himself on the Ropes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/californias-darrell-issa-in-a-once-safe-republican-seat-finds-himself-on-the-ropes/2016/10/30/88a868e4-9eb4-11e6-8832-23a007c77bb4_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton: Outreach to GOP Too Much for Some Liberals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clintons-republican-outreach-a-step-too-far-for-already-suspicious-liberals/2016/08/10/df58b3b2-5f0b-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Saddam and Why People Mistrust the Media]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/06/trump-saddam-and-why-people-mistrust-the-media/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[By now, everyone's aware that Donald Trump wandered'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' off message Tuesday night and told an audience in Raleigh, N.C., that Saddam Hussein, for all his sins, "killed terrorists."'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' "He did that so good," the presumed GOP presidential nominee said. "They didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t read them the rights....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders: Challenges White House and DNC over Fracking]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/06/01/sanders-challenges-white-house-and-dnc-over-fracking/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Doubling down on Senate, Presidential Bids After Ky. Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rand-paul-doubling-down-on-senate-presidential-bids-after-ky-elections/2015/11/03/0ff49922-8259-11e5-9afb-0c971f713d0c_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Contenders Demand Greater Control Over Crucial Debates]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-contenders-demand-greater-control-over-crucial-debates/2015/11/01/c1226c0c-80a0-11e5-8ba6-cec48b74b2a7_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ky. GOP Rule Change Allows Paul to Run for Senate Amid His White House Bid]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ky-gop-rule-change-allows-paul-to-run-for-senate-amid-his-white-house-bid/2015/08/22/86f6fc36-4901-11e5-8ab4-c73967a143d3_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Cantor Became a Tea Party Trophy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/06/david_brat_defeats_eric_cantor_how_did_the_house_majority_leader_lose_to.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Weigel</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Not long after the 2008 election, after his party had promoted him to minority whip, Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor summoned a few colleagues to his condo. The topic: How Republicans could take back Congress, as soon as possible.]]></description>
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