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<title><![CDATA[Chris Cillizza - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/14900.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Chris Cillizza]]></description><category domain="14900">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Paul Ryan Invents a New Category of Anti-Trumpism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/21/politics/paul-ryan-never-again-trump-2024/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[You know all about the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Never Trumpers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' that rump group of Republicans who have loudly spoken out against former President Donald Trump and what he has done to the GOP.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi's Secret Sauce]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/17/politics/counting-votes-nancy-pelosi-house-speaker/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi is a remarkable politician. You don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t become the first female speaker of the House '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and then become speaker again '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' all while leading your party in the chamber for two decades without hugely formidable skills.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Most Important Number From the Midterm Exit Polls]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/09/politics/midterm-election-exit-polls-independent-vote/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re looking for a key to unlock what happened in the 2022 midterm elections, look no further than the independent vote]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why GOP Attacks on Crime Have Been Devastating for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/politics/republicans-midterms-crime-ads/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With less than two weeks left before the midterm elections, momentum is clearly with Republicans in the race for both the House and Senate. And that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s in large part due to a big bet the party made that crime would be a central issue for the public this fall.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dr. Mehmet Oz's Awful Answer on Abortion]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/26/politics/oz-abortion-debate-pennsylvania-senate/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mehmet Oz had to know the question was coming. Which makes what he said even worse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Republicans Won&rsquo;t Walk Away From Herschel Walker]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/politics/herschel-walker-mitch-mcconnell-republicans/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I think we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re going to stick with Walker'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';'.we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re going take it all the way to the end,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' said in an interview with CNN'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that aired Tuesday afternoon. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I think they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re going to hang in there and scrap to the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Republican Trump Critic Heads for the Exits]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/ben-sasse-trump-critic-departure/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The news that Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is planning to resign from his position by the end of the year to take over as the president of the University of Florida means that another prominent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump will be stepping off the political stage.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[This Is the Bar Joe Biden Will Have To Clear in 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/03/politics/biden-campaign-trail-age/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden still hasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t made up his mind about whether or not to run for president in 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Go Small To Win the House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/mccarthy-commitment-to-america/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Newt Gingrich released the famed "Contract with America" in September 1994, it was chock-full of very big ideas.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Agreeing To Debate Oz a Smart Move by Fetterman]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/politics/fetterman-oz-debate-pennsylvania-senate-race/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The last few days have been John Fetterman's worst in his bid to be the next US senator from Pennsylvania. His campaign's wishy-washy answers on whether he would debate Dr. Mehmet Oz following a stroke he suffered in May left the impression that Fetterman wasn't being completely...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Big of a Problem Is John Fetterman's Health?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/06/politics/john-fetterman-health-problem/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Fetterman's Senate campaign said recently that the Pennsylvania Democrat's recovery from a stroke earlier this year complicates his ability to participate in a debate with Republican nominee Mehmet Oz.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Merrick Garland Just Called Donald Trump's Bluff]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/11/politics/garland-trump-mar-a-lago-search-bluff/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the last 72 hours, since the FBI conducted a search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, the former President has spouted any number of claims about what happened and why. He's said that Democrats led the search (they didn't) and raised the possibility that FBI agents might have...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Is Not Lost for Democrats in the Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/politics/house-democrats-seats-midterm-elections/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's not a great time to be a House Democrat. President Joe Biden's approval rating just keeps sinking and history suggests that the coming midterm election is going to be a very nasty one for his side, with most neutral observers already predicting that Republicans will win the House...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the January 6 Committee Has Already Succeeded]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/13/politics/january-6-committee-trump-inner-circle/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote a piece with this headline: "Nancy Pelosi just doomed the already tiny chances of the 1/6 committee actually mattering."]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Biden Administration Can't Catch a Break]]></title>
							<link>https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/07/politics/president-biden-white-house-message/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The hits just keep on coming for Joe Biden.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' On Wednesday, CNN reported that White House communications director Kate Bedingfield is planning to leave her post in the coming weeks. Bedingfield's imminent departure lands after former White House press secretary Jen Psaki left her post in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Lasting Legacy Will Be the Overturning of Roe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/24/politics/trump-roe-wade-abortion-overturned-legacy/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, Donald Trump had one sure-fire way to beat back doubts about his conservative bona fides: he would talk about who he might appoint, if given the chance, to the Supreme Court.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McCarthy Is Officially in Trump's Doghouse]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/23/politics/trump-mccarthy-january-6-committee-hearings-republicans/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's been a week for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Malaise of the Biden Administration]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/joe-biden-economy-inflation-gas-prices/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's President Joe Biden on Americans, from an interview Thursday with The Associated Press:'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' "They're really down. The need for mental health in America, it has skyrocketed, because people have seen everything upset. Everything they've counted on upset. But most of it's the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tuesday Was a Very Bad Political Omen for Liz Cheney]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tuesday-was-a-very-bad-political-omen-for-liz-cheney/ar-AAYuXcq?li=BBnbfcL</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice, who, like Cheney, was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump in the wake of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' crushed in a primary'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by state Rep. Russell Fry, who ran with the former President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s endorsement.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's 2016 Election Conspiracy Theory Just Took Big Hit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/trump-michael-sussman-election-conspiracy/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For years -- literally -- Donald Trump has insisted that Hillary Clinton engaged in a purposeful conspiracy designed to keep him out of the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Republican Wave Is Building]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/26/politics/midterm-election-wave-republicans/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With just over five months before the 2022 midterm elections, it's becoming more and more clear that a Republican wave is building out in the country.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Still the Story in 2022 Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/politics/trump-gop-endorsements-midterm-elections/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump isn't in office anymore. But he remains the dominant figure of the 2022 midterm elections.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hassan Ad Tells You a Lot About Dems' Political Problems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/politics/maggie-hassan-democrat-biden-ad/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a new TV ad, Sen. Maggie Hassan tries to put some distance between herself and President Joe Biden.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GDP's Unexpected Decline Bad News for Dems&rsquo; 2022 Chances]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/28/politics/us-economy-shrank-democrats-2022-midterm/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The news that the US economy unexpectedly shrank over the first quarter of the year is an absolute body blow to Democrats already reeling amid growing economic concerns ahead of the 2022 midterm election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Border Trouble Could Be a Sneaky Big Issue of 2022 Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/politics/immigration-poll-midterm-election/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With all the focus of late on inflation and its impact on the coming midterm election, we may be overlooking another issue gaining traction among the American public: immigration.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DeSantis Takes His Culture War to the Next Level]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/18/politics/desantis-florida-math-culture-war-crt/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida, man.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' On Friday, the Sunshine State's education commissioner announced that 41% of all math textbooks that were submitted had been rejected for not meeting the state's new standards -- including the banning of critical race theory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Young Americans Have Turned on President Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/biden-youth-approval-polling/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Young Americans have turned on Joe Biden.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Fingerprints All Over the RNC Debate Decision]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/14/politics/rnc-debate-donald-trump/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican National Committee's decision Thursday to withdraw from its participation in the organization that has long managed presidential debates has Donald Trump's fingerprints all over it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How GOP Could Screw Up Best Political Environment in Years]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/13/politics/mitch-mcconnell-gop-house-senate-election-wave/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell is feeling pretty good right about now.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Incredible Irony of Obama's Visit to the White House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/05/politics/obama-visiting-white-house-biden/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Chris Cillizza</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Affordable Care Act cost Barack Obama and Democrats dearly.]]></description>
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