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<title><![CDATA[Michael Graham - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/15839.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Michael Graham]]></description><category domain="15839">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Inflation, Recession Won't Stop Dems' Spending]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/graham-inflation-recession-can-e2-80-99t-stop-dems-e2-80-99-rush-to-big-bucks-spending/ar-AA10apVV</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Inflation may be high and the U.S. economy may have dipped into recession, but Democrats are still rushing to back major new spending initiatives.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Reasons Dems Are Doomed in November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/graham-inflation-illegal-immigration-crime-%e2%80%93-are-democrats-doomed/ar-AAYchae?li=BBnbfcL</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the key indicators of how federal candidates are likely to perform in a midterm is the approval rating of the incumbent president.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren: Forgotten, But Not Gone]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/02/liz-warren-slows-to-a-trot-in-2020-potus-race/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the new Emerson College poll of Iowa caucus-goers, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is in third place at 11 percent and Liz Warren's in fifth (9 percent.)]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Liberals, Letting Off Smollett Is 'Social Justice']]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/28/justice-yields-at-intersection-in-smollett-case/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the world of liberal politics, Jussie Smollett's part of a special victim class that, as Orwell said in Animal Farm, is more equal than others.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Socialist Sanders Is Trump's Dream Democrat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/02/graham-socialist-bernie-sanders-is-trumps-dream-democrat/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a single sentence in his CPAC speech on Saturday, President Trump laid out the entire 2020 campaign. Trump couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t have made his message more clear if he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d stood on stage and literally hugged the American flag.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AOC Proves There's Such a Thing as a Dumb Question]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/26/once-again-ocasio-cortez-misses-the-point-and-facts/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead young people to have a legitimate question: is it okay to still have children?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Kamala Harris the 'Hillary Clinton of 2020'?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/kamala-harris-hillary-clinton-potus-1.26342308</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The comparison comes from the fact that the 54-year-old former California Attorney General appears to be running on a Clinton-esque combination of identity politics and moderate Democratic policy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Note to Democrats--It's Time to Compromise]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/11/note-to-dems-its-time-to-compromise/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When did 'compromise' become a dirty word?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[An Uncompromising Wall Divides U.S. Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/12/12/an-uncompromising-wall-divides-u-s-politics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the middle-of-the-road Americans who constantly asks, a la Rodney King, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Why can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t we all just get along?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Nancy, Chuck and Don just showed you why. On national TV.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Trump's Average Approval Rating Is Going Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-heres-one-reason-trumps-average-approval-rating-is-going-up/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even after a year of Mueller investigation headlines, porn-star payoffs and bizarre Twitter rants, his approvals are showing a small improvement]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tip for Dems: Massachusetts Liberal Not the Answer]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/08/graham_bay_state_democrats_should_reconsider_run</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A tip for my liberal friends about the 2020 presidential race: If you think the solution to your problem is a Massachusetts Democrat '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' you need to check your math.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Believe It or Not, the GOP Could Keep the House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-believe-it-or-not-the-gop-could-keep-the-house/#</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican faithful insist they could still avoid a total bloodbath in November -- and they might be right]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Turned Around Obama's Anemic Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-could-democrat-james-carville-save-the-gop/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Bill Clinton challenged George H.W. Bush in 1992, Carville coined the phrase,]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Helsinki Meeting Was Just Trump Being Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/07/nothing_new_from_helsinki_meeting</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why are people so panicked over Trump's train wreck of a presser with Vladimir Putin yesterday? To paraphrase that great political philosopher, Yoda, this is the Trump you were looking for.I watched the whole thing from beginning to end, and what did I see? Trump making stuff up. Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Destroy Supreme Court to Save It From Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-dont-destroy-the-supreme-court-to-save-it-from-trump/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why many progressive cures for the Trump presidency -- such as court packing -- are silly at best and dangerous at worst]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Dems Freak Out Over SCOTUS, Republicans Benefit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-when-dems-freak-out-over-scotus-republicans-will-benefit/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats can't stop Trump's Supreme Court nominee, but they sure can alienate swing voters before the midterms]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Juicy Tale of Corruption: Trump Voters Say 'Told Ya So']]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-for-trump-supporters-doj-ig-report/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The DOJ inspector general's report on the FBI's handling of the Clinton email scandal is 568 pages long, but for Trump supporters it boils down to that single phrase 'Told Ya So.']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Russia Probe a 'Witch Hunt'? Trump's Case Gets Stronger]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-can-president-donald-trump-pardon-himself-yes/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Should he pardon himself? Well, actually...The instant answer should be "of course not!"]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Count Trump Out Yet for 2020]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/05/don_t_count_trump_out_yet_for_2020</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For this unpopular president, it's the beginning of summer before the midterm election. A devastating loss for his party in November seems imminent, and his approval rating is a dismal 37 percent. What chance does this guy have of being re-elected?A lot, actually. This guy is Barack...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America's Military Has a Lot to Celebrate This Year]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-americas-military-and-donald-trump/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's military has quite a bit to celebrate this year -- in large part thanks to President Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Problem With 'Common-Sense' Gun Laws]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-the-problem-with-common-sense-gun-laws/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The shooter used two of the most common guns in America: a .38 caliber pistol and a shotgun -- just the sort of basic guns that gun-control supporters often say they find acceptable.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Look Increasingly Likely to Keep the House]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-can-the-gop-keep-the-house-in-november/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If anything is a lead-pipe cinch in American politics, it's that the party out of power in Washington, DC always cleans up in the midterm elections'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'particularly the first midterm. If you Google "midterm" and "Democrats" right now, you'll be bombarded with the phrases #BlueWave,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Nobody Knows How Trump Will Play in November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-why-nobody-knows-how-trump-will-play-in-november/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is a bit more popular and the economy is still going strong, which presents problems for Democrats and the GOP.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Winning With 'Peace Through Strength']]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/2018/05/president_trump_winning_by_embracing_peace_through_strength</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's called Peace Through Strength, people. And Donald Trump's message is: Get used to it.The Trump foreign policy has emerged in full force this week. It is tough. It is effective. In short, it is the opposite of the Obama years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McCain Paved the Way for Trump Presidency]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/05/mccain_paved_way_for_trump_presidency</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'm disappointed that U.S. Sen. John McCain wants President Trump kept away from his funeral.Disappointed, but not surprised.One of the most compelling characteristics of the Arizona senator is his capacity for self-reflection. He doesn't shy away from owning his mistakes. Which is why...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could Rudy Giuliani Be Doing It Right?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-could-rudy-giuliani-be-doing-it-right/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former New York City mayor should probably stop saying so many things -- unless his theatrics are somehow helping Trump]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lacking Any Evidence, Comey Turns Petty and Political]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-dont-expect-comeys-book-to-end-trumps-presidency/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of Trump's political death continue to be exaggerated]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Roll Out Welcome Mat for Caravan]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2018/04/graham_dems_roll_out_welcome_mat_for_caravan</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We demand of the United'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';' States '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' that they open the border to us because we are as much citizens as the (American) people are.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Pueblo Sin Fronteras, on behalf of the caravan of illegal immigrants from Central America headed to the U.S. border.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could #MarchForOurLives Be a Setback for Gun Control?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-could-marchforourlives-be-a-setback-for-gun-control/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When gun control advocates use overheated rhetoric, gun owners have a tendency to get out and vote]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What If Trump Is Right and There Is No Collusion?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-what-if-trump-is-right-and-there-is-no-collusion/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Graham</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For over a year, Democrats in Congress have been promising proof that Trump colluded with Russia to steal the U.S. presidential election]]></description>
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