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<title><![CDATA[Matthew Dallek - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15504.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Matthew Dallek]]></description><category domain="15504">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[It's the Decency, Stupid: The Secret to Biden's Resiliency]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-its-the-decency-stupid-20200307-hzt76bzl5bdktide7zq2wqsnfq-story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden has just pulled off a remarkable, probably historic turnaround in his primary campaign, and analysis of his comeback sounds something like this: After losing the first three states, Biden retreated to his firewall, South Carolina.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[If Dems Don't Buck This Historical Trend, Trump Could Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/02/20/how-trump-could-win-2020-225165</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For decades, opposition parties have nominated bad candidates to challenge incumbent presidents.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Things to Listen For in Trump's Big Speech]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/five-things-to-listen-for-in-trumps-big-speech-142251411.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Donald Trump steps to the podium'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' before'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a joint session of Congress'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' tonight, he will deliver his first major presidential address since'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' his inauguration, when he memorably invoked'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the idea of American carnage. He will appear before a Congress and a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trumpalooza: We've Seen This Show Before]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trumpalooza-weve-seen-this-show-before-from-127811231361.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If all you knew about Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential campaign came from commentary in the media, you would think it was unfathomable, stunning and unprecedented in American history. Trump, the Boston Globe announced, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'is forging a new path in American politics.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' A Guardian...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nixon Was Far Worse Than Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/rough-times-for-obama-sure-but-nixonian-please/2013/05/17/910b1d98-bdac-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When a reporter asked Jay Carney this past week how his boss felt about the comparisons he was drawing to one Richard M. Nixon, the White House press secretary shot back: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t have a reaction from President Obama. I can tell you that the people who make those kind of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Centrist-Liberal Split Divides Dems]]></title>
							<link>http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-01-29/democratic-deacutejagrave-vu/?cid=bs:archive6</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Enter your email address:Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas:Message:																											Tim Sloan, Pool / AP Photo																		The divide between liberals and centrists in the Democratic Party is nothing new. Ken Dallek on the history of the rift that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Must Overcome Allergy to Taxes]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/12/29/2009-12-29_america_must_overcome_its_allergy_to_taxes.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Americans have not always hated taxes. The marginal tax rate was approximately 90% for the wealthiest Americans during World War II, but 85% to 90% of the public still described their tax rate as fair. In the mid-20th century, new payroll taxes were enacted to help pay for Social...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Premature &amp; Hyperbolic to Cast Obama as Weak]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27000.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Power of the House Liberals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25042.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s historic victory'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' shattered'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' racial barriers and ushered in a political transformation. Now, as president, he is seeking to revive Americans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' faith in government action. Republicans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' have'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' been beset by turmoil on countless fronts, and Democrats are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Moderate Democrats Become Decisive Factor]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22340.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One critical topic was largely lost amid the media'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s grading of Barack Obama'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s presidency at its 100-day mark, and the decibel-splitting debate about the GOP'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s future: As Sen. Arlen Specter'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s party shift shows, for the first time since the mid-1990s, moderate Democrats are a rising,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[History Unlikely to Be Kind to Bush]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17073.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Sixpack's Hangover Headache]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/10/03/2008-10-03_joe_sixpacks_hangover_headache_.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Revere Reagan? Then Respect Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/09/05/2008-09-05_revere_ronald_reagan_then_respect_barack.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Unity Still Out of Reach]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11119.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Matthew Dallek</author>
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