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<title><![CDATA[Doug Schoen - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15105.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Doug Schoen]]></description><category domain="15105">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why Dems Can't Escape Far Left's Transgender Demands]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-democrats-cannot-break-free-far-lefts-transgender-demands</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From Seth Moulton's debate reversal to Byron Donalds' attacks in Florida, transgender policy is emerging as a central issue in 2026 midterm campaigns.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Senate Races That Will Define the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/6043983-alaska-senate-peltola-sulivan/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Now that primary season has nearly come to a close, the Democratic Party has a better sense of where things stand ahead of the general election, and, in most cases, the next few months ought to be a highly competitive sprint to November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s finish line.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Dems Turn to Socialism, AOC a Serious Candidate for 2028]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/aoc-for-president-dont-rule-it-out-084f5619?st=egWUTX</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominations of Michigan'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Abdul El-Sayed and Maine'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Troy Jackson, along with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Francesca Hong'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s expected victory in Wisconsin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s gubernatorial primary, point in the same direction. Democratic socialism will be a central and defining...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Still Dealing With Biden's Disastrous Legacy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-two-years-bidens-disastrous-debate-dems-still-dealing-fallout</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden's debate disaster two years ago continues to haunt Democrats as progressive insurgents rise and the party struggles with internal division.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reining In Harvard: Can They Work With Administration?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-im-harvard-grad-heres-my-take-what-trumps-doing-right-wrong</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amidst antisemitism concerns, Harvard's policies are under fire from Trump, with some advocating for reforms without harming scientific research.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[I'm a Lifelong Democrat. My Party Is Failing &amp; Must Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/doug-schoen-im-a-lifelong-democrat-my-party-is-failing-and-needs-to-learn-from-a-winner/ar-AA1B4ekA</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats used to know how to win. A president taught them in the 1990s that they had to listen to the American people and not just their own extreme left wing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Bold Vision Versus Dems' Lack of an Alternative]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/doug-schoen-biggest-winner-and-most-lamentable-losers-from-trump-s-speech/ar-AA1AgHRv</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The starkest impact made by'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s speech'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to a joint session of Congress was the boldness of his vision and the absolute absence of any alternative from the Democratic Party.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Post-Election Polling Suggests Reason for Harris Loss]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5040497-voters-prioritize-government-effectiveness/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Our poll, the first post-election poll specifically focused on trust in government, reveals that while voters are less trusting of the government as a result of the election, they believe the government will be more effective and can get things done.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Election May Already Be Over]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-did-something-hes-never-done-before-rnc-speech-now-election-may-already-over</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Donald Trump did something on Thursday night in Milwaukee that this Democrat has never seen before. It will have a profound impact on my party and the 2024 election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the 2024 Election Will Really Be About]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-v-biden-guilty-verdict-wont-seal-deal-either-man-heres-what-give-one-them-win</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's clear to me that the 2024 election is unlikely to be about Trump and his legal problems or Joe Biden and his son Hunter. This is what the election will really be about.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Carville Is Right: 'Preachy Women' Ruining Biden's Chances]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2024/03/27/opinion/james-carville-is-right-preachy-women-are-ruining-bidens-chances/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Political strategist James Carville just issued Democrats an explicit warning that President Biden's poor polling numbers indicate serious problems with the Democratic Party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is Nikki Haley Still in The Race?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/nikki-haley-2024-republican-primary-donald-trump-legal-problems-gop-future</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The one thing we have learned about Haley is that she is not going to go quietly Opinion]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[If Biden Bows Out, How About Michelle Obama?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-biden-bows-out-how-about-michelle-obama-clinton-harris-backup-rematch-500342d0?mod=opinion_lead_pos5</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton's political machine is formidable, but another first lady would be the strongest candidate.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll Shows Dems' Left-Wing Policies Out of Touch]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/597987-new-polling-confirms-democrats-left-leaning-policies-are-out-of-touch</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party is perceived by voters as being both ineffective and out of touch and, as a result, stands to suffer substantive seat losses in the midterm elections,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' new polling'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by Schoen Cooperman Research indicates.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Risks of China and Russia's Unholy Alliance]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/594927-the-risks-and-implications-of-china-and-russias-unholy-alliance</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In this war '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the war between democracy versus autocracy '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the world order is on the line, freedom is on the line, and human rights everywhere are on the line.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden On His Way to Being a 1-Term President]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-political-tides-are-turning-against-the-biden-presidency/ar-AANS2Hv?li=BBnb7Kz</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The recent decline in support for President Biden and his administration likely means that the Democratic Party will lose control of the House and potentially the Senate in 2022 - and makes it increasingly likely that Biden will be a one-term president.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Would Rescue World Alliances with Antony Blinken]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/527898-joe-biden-would-rescue-world-alliances-with-antony-blinken</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We have to ensure the survival of critical democratic values.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Has No Clear Ratification of His Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-speech-lead-govern-centrist-doug-schoen</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President-elect Joe Biden's speech on Saturday night was a speech all Americans can and should be pleased to hear.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Struggled to Give Coherent Answers on Key Points]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-biden-who-won-the-debate-2020-election-doug-schoen</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the second and final presidential debate Thursday night, Americans witnessed a much less raucous, more coherent, and more substantive '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' in other words, a more normal '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' discussion than the first debate just three weeks ago.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Highly Effective Speech Boosts Trump's Reelection Hopes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/republican-convention-trump-speech-doug-schoen</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump delivered one of the best speeches of his political career Thursday night as he accepted the Republican National Convention's nomination for second term, boosting his chances for reelection]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Joe Biden Needs Kamala Harris]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/511234-why-joe-biden-needs-kamala-harris</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[She is the one candidate who can excite critical voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Primary Results: Trump Won, Sessions Lost, Dems Still Divided]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-trump-is-big-winner-in-tuesday-primaries-while-democrats-remain-divided</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Several Trump-backed candidates defeated their opponents in primaries Tuesday and unquestionably benefited significantly from the president's support. The most notable of these was former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville, who defeated former senator and attorney General...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Headed for Defeat in 2020 Unless They Do 3 Things]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/george-floyd-dems-repeat-1968-election-loss-doug-schoen</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As violent protests'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' sweep the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the 2020'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' presidential election is shaping up to be'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' eerily'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' similar to the 1968 campaign.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Risk It All Moving Full Speed Ahead with Impeachment]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/463535-democrats-risk-it-all-moving-full-speed-ahead-with-impeachment</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/463535-democrats-risk-it-all-moving-full-speed-ahead-with-impeachment]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week announced that the House would launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump following a whistleblower complaint charged that he pressed the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, one of his leading political...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Netanyahu &amp; Gantz in Tight Race to Lead Israel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-netanyahu-and-gantz-in-tight-race-to-lead-israel-winner-must-master-the-art-of-the-deal</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-netanyahu-and-gantz-in-tight-race-to-lead-israel-winner-must-master-the-art-of-the-deal]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The battle to lead Israel continues after a close election, as the top two candidates compete for support from smaller parties to form a coalition government.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Populism Is Back in Full Force]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/461450-why-populism-is-back-in-full-force</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/opinion/international/461450-why-populism-is-back-in-full-force]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Governments around the world must take more action to meet the current demands of citizens.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Must Clean House, Reject Omar's Politics of Division]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-omars-anti-semitism-poses-grave-danger-to-dems-2020-election-chances</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-omars-anti-semitism-poses-grave-danger-to-dems-2020-election-chances]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump wasted no time Friday in attacking Democrats for their refusal to condemn Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for her anti-Semitic comments when the House passed a resolution condemning a broad range of bigotry.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Amazon's Cancellation Is a Catastrophic Loss for NYC]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-amazons-cancellation-of-a-move-to-nyc-is-bad-news-and-could-hurt-far-left-dems-at-polls</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/doug-schoen-amazons-cancellation-of-a-move-to-nyc-is-bad-news-and-could-hurt-far-left-dems-at-polls]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amazon's announcement Thursday that it is abandoning plans to construct a second corporate headquarters New York City is bad news for the city, New York state and the metropolitan region.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Without New Dems Message, Trump Is 2020 Favorite]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/416105-without-new-democratic-message-donald-trump-is-the-2020-favorite</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/416105-without-new-democratic-message-donald-trump-is-the-2020-favorite]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What are the major takeaways from the 2018 midterm elections?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Calls for Open Borders Will Close Doors for Dems in Nov]]></title>
							<link>http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/398786-calls-for-open-borders-wind-up-closing-doors-for-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Doug Schoen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats on the far left appear to be taking their anti-border rhetoric, including calls for the abolishment of ICE, one step too far.]]></description>
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