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<title><![CDATA[Mark Penn - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15541.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Mark Penn]]></description><category domain="15541">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[No Erasing the Savagery That Was Done on This Day 3 Years Ago]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2107781221442813990</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is becoming clear that some people are seeking to erase and even glorify the savagery that was done on this day three years ago mostly to innocent kids at a peace concert treated in the most brutal and repulsive manner documented by the UN, the NY Times, Sheryl Sandberg in her movie...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Will Hold Senate, Dems Have Very Weak Candidates]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/03/penn_gop_holds_the_senate_democrats_have_incredibly_weak_candidates_in_maine_and_in_michigan.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On "Hannity," pollster Mark Penn said the midterms are hard to predict given how close the races are, but he ultimately expects Republicans to retain Senate control.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Young Americans Really Think About Marxism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/socialism-and-the-dumbest-generation-687024bf?st=deW1aL</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Seventy percent of them want to own their own business and 63% see America as the land of opportunity.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani's New Tax Sounded Simple. That Was Deception]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mark-penn-socialist-mamdani-sold-tax-billionaires-regulars-homeowners-could-pay-price</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The pied-a-terre tax targets far more than billionaires, potentially hitting nearly 1 million New York City homeowners and crashing condo prices.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Lie--Mamdani Releases New Tax Hit List]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/mark_penn/status/2082373739912552706?s=43</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Socialism Mayor Mamdani with fanfare released a list of 960,000 owners of real estate in New York City that have been determined they could owe the pied a terre tax because NYC computers have determined they own what was billed as a market value of $5 million or]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Platner Disaster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mark-penn-democrats-ignored-every-warning-sign-graham-platner-senate-disaster</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Graham Platner had a Nazi tattoo and extreme views, yet Democratic leaders backed him for Senate against experienced incumbent Susan Collins.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America in Trouble If Dems Fail To Defend Their Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-socialist-threat-is-real-7773676e?st=2feGzh</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York and other cities will decay further. More productive citizens will vote with their feet, vagrants and criminals will overtake more public spaces, social-service costs will explode, and the schools will deteriorate further.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Deal of Sorts: Lasting Peace Now Up to Israel, Lebanon, and Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2066339246923714897</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Deal of SortsIt's a deal to negotiate a deal with a terrorist regime that suppresses its own people and seeks to dominate against little and big satan. The President pulled back from historic and impressive military superiority once the Iranians captured the Strait and held]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Leave the Iran War Half-Won]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dont-leave-the-iran-war-half-won-5555e858?st=Kf2qSS</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is time to finish the job in Iran and seek peace from a position of maximum strength.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Social Media Is the New Battleground for Economic Warfare]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/19/social_media_is_the_new_battleground_for_economic_warfare_154138.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a global war on information today, and it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s segmented by country, generation, and medium.
We used to live in a world where there was a small funnel which all information was strained through. In that funnel was TV, where TV networks essentially had a couple of major...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[More Schizophrenia as Iran Loses $500 Million a Day]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2046767813289750565</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President ultimately seems to believe the blockade can be just as effective as more military action and is acting accordingly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Unlike Bush/Obama in Mideast, Trump Channeling JFK Towards Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2043671468307796176</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He chose the method of JFK and created a blockade that would not abandon the goal and minimize putting US soldiers in harm'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s way. This is war and anything can and will happen but it was a careful choice. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Does the American Press Push Iranian Propaganda?]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2042815539119034629</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The press is at it again. Iran has the upper hand now. Iran will collect billions in tolls. Trump is backed into a corner. Iran has once again won and they will be even tougher now'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Resetting American Optimism Can Help in November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/04/08/mark_penn_americans_have_been_pessimistic_for_so_long_trump_is_resetting_that_with_his_leadership.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pollster and former Clinton adviser Mark Penn told FNC's "Special Report" on Tuesday that recent U.S. displays of power under President Trump, such as rescuing downed pilots from Iran and sending astronauts back to the Moon, challenge the pessimism that has defined American culture for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Can Make America Optimistic Again]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-make-america-optimistic-again-a4ca6f18?st=yZYbh9</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Put aside grievances and keep reminding us why the U.S. is the envy of the world.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Next Two Weeks Are the Critical Period in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2040821064385618350</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The next two weeks are the critical point of the war on Iran. Neither the president nor Iran have backed down.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Success in Iran Will Come Down to Managing Fear of Energy Prices]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2037875265511084361</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Obviously the Iran war and the disruption of Iran'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s global terror network seems to have come down to fear of energy prices. Perhaps FDR'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s famous line would now be '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'we have nothing to fear but fear of oil prices.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It Will Take Resolve To See This Through in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2035242335479398667</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Today, people are worked up over a transitory increase in the price of gasoline and the most evil regime on earth is banking its survival on the West being more concerned about money than lives.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Impossible Is Looking More and More Possible in Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2034123082395201867</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some of the coverage is even turning as the WSJ story on the elimination of Ali Larijari documented how the leadership of Iran is being reduced to on all fronts and the security apparatus is beginning to wear thin and is systematically being frightened. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[On Iran, Is Only Bad News Fit To Print?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/on-iran-is-only-bad-news-fit-to-print-1ac66649?st=LheDtz</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Media partisanship has been worse than ever in this war.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Puzzling Iran Coverage From the American News Media]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2031307608858960063</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The reality is likely the regime is being pummeled on all sides and has no ability to provide for its people. Maybe it can put on a good show for another week or two but its leadership is under immense pressure. But that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not what the American public is getting from mainstream...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[On Iran, Democrats Offer Only Partisanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/on-iran-democrats-offer-only-partisanship-71fffece?st=ND3VcM</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Most oppose the war effort and even seem to hope for failure.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Incredibly Mamdani's NYC Budget Exceeds Entire State of Florida]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2024143786880971200</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[So the Mamdani budget for New York City at $127 billion exceeds the budget for the state of Florida ($116 billion) which has 3 times as many people and yet people are moving to Florida for a better quality of life. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Decisive and Effective: Trump Foreign Policy's Keys to Success]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/maga-voters-back-trumps-interventions-cde279d2?st=Lr6eqv</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is President Trump an isolationist or a hawk? Secretary of State Marco Rubio'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s speech at the Munich Security Conference explained the rationale behind the administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s muscular foreign policy: International institutions have failed to deal with difficult situations in Gaza,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Left Is Collapsing the Dems, Then Centrists Will Come Back]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/12/mark_penn_the_left_grows_in_the_democratic_party_until_it_collapses_and_the_center_reasserts_itself.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic strategist and pollster Mark Penn told Mark Levin on FOX News Channel's "Life, Liberty &amp; Levin" that a Democrat supporting immigration reform or a crime bill couldn't win a presidential primary.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Only a Matter of Time Now as to Iranian Government's Collapse]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/2010488920606220767</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[And the hospitals are jammed with thousands shot at protests.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Fast-Growing Economy and the Shifting Mood of the Nation]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-economic-struggle-and-clintons-2a893065?st=8QoPC2</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 1996 as today, the numbers were good and the public mood was sour.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AI Won't End Marketing, It Will Elevate It to Full Potential]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2025/12/16/ai_wont_end_marketing_it_will_elevate_it_to_its_full_potential_1153515.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For decades, marketers have been chasing the holy grail of marketing - the perfect ability to get the right ad to the right person at the right time in an effortless fashion. Before AI, th]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Turning Back vs. Maduro]]></title>
							<link>https://x.com/Mark_Penn/status/1995488648473559522</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He is an international criminal who overwhelmingly lost the last election and has no legitimacy while he floods the world with drugs, causes immigration havoc by sending criminals into the US and denies the Venezuelan people their own country. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Republic if You Can Keep It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/19/a_republic_if_you_can_keep_it_153547.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Mark Penn</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the political parties continue to break down the norms in their quest for power, they will find that they win a lot of battles but lose the war for the American republic. This was exemplified in the wholly pointless Democrat-inspired shutdown for nearly 50 days that created massive...]]></description>
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