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<title><![CDATA[Jon Ralston - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/16427.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jon Ralston]]></description><category domain="16427">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Why a Blue-Leaning Swing State Is Getting Redder]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-a-blue-leaning-swing-state-is-getting-redder/ar-AA1jVhS8</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, when The New York Times and Siena College released a poll that showed President Joe Biden in trouble in battleground states, Democrats began to sound apocalyptic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are in Trouble in Nevada]]></title>
							<link>https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-early-voting-blog-2022</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Twelve days of early voting in the books, and I think it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s safe to say now after years of watching these numbers/trends: The Dems are in trouble in Nevada.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trend Continues of More NV Dems Switching to GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/many-more-dems-switching-parties-than-republicans-during-last-three-months</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than two and a half times as many Democrats have switched their voter registrations to Republicans as vice-versa during the last three months, a statistic with ominous portents for Democratic candidates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid Was More Complicated Than You Knew]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/29/harry-reid-nevada-526244</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Remembering the most important figure in Nevada history, a man I covered for 35 years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Heller Caught Between Distrustful Left &amp; Angry Right]]></title>
							<link>https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/7987-2</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Reid Machine May Have Killed Trump's Chances]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/election-2016-nevada-harry-reid-clinton-trump-early-vote-latinos-214426?lo=ap_c1</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The line Friday evening stretched outside Cardenas Market in Las Vegas, teeming with Hispanic voters eager to cast ballots. Many had to wait for hours on the last day of a fortnight of early voting in Nevada, plied by food and exhortations from activists who didn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t have to do much....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Nevada's Independent Streak Is Helping Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/nevada-independent-donald-trump-2016-214186</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thirty years ago, Harry Reid, then a two-term congressman seeking a U.S. Senate seat ran on the slogan, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Independent Like Nevada.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Even though he was the one running from Washington, Reid bet that by portraying himself as the outsider challenging the establishment he might...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Child I Love]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/child-i-love</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Maddy Ralston came into this world almost 21 years ago, it was love at first sight.I cradled her in my arms, my adopted miracle, and couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t stop crying. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.As she grew up, Maddy eschewed the traditional girly girl stuff. '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'If...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid's Last Nevada Power Play]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/04/harry-reid-nevada-races-213837</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Shortly after the 2014 election, a cadre of Nevada Democratic insiders met at the Culinary Union hall just south of downtown Las Vegas.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' They had gathered to survey the wreckage wrought by a red wave that swept over the state, ripping both houses of Legislature from Democratic control,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid Delivers for Hillary Clinton]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/02/20/hillary-clinton-wins-nevada-caucus-harry-reid-culinary-union-jon-ralston/80688750/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d like to congratulate the winner of the Nevada Democratic caucuses: Harry Reid.What'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s that, you say? The Senate Democratic leader'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' wasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t running? What am I talking about?Last Saturday may well have been the day that altered the course of the Democratic presidential...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Questions That Will Decide Nevada]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/02/18/nevada-caucus-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-2016-column-jon-ralston/80549540/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nevada will decide Saturday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' whether Hillary Clinton'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s campaign moves from intense fretting to full-blown panic or whether the Bernie Sanders surge goes from real to evanescent.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Clinton should win because of the diverse electorate that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' her apparently color-blind staff'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nevada No Longer a 'Lock' for Clinton]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/02/16/ralston-nevada-is-no-longer-a-lock-for-hillary-clinton/?wpmm=1&amp;wpisrc=nl_daily202</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nevada is still the new kid on the block when it comes to early-state status in the presidential race. But this year, the state could play a pivotal role on both sides.With the Democratic caucuses approaching on Feb. 20, followed by the Republican caucuses on Feb. 23, both sides have...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Nevada Matters in 2016]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/01/13/why-nevada-matters-2016-presidential-jon-ralston/78754548/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Will Nevada matter in the presidential race?My heart says yes; my head says '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';' maybe.I have fielded the usual patronizing calls from national media types this cycle telling me how the Nevada caucuses next month are'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' an afterthought for the campaigns, the candidates are visiting...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: The Greatest Lounge Act Ever]]></title>
							<link>http://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2015/10/11/ralston-reports-donald-trump-everyone-hell-here-all-year/73707984/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The greatest lounge act Vegas has ever seen came to the Treasure Island showroom last week.The humor was biting. The subjects were topical. The timing was unerring. The crowd ate it up, empty calories though they may have been, laughing and cheering on cue.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid's Down, But Never Out]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/harry-reid-2016-jon-ralston-115234.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[All other things being equal, Harry Reid cannot win re-election. He is physically and politically battered. He has added more baggage since the miracle of 2010 than has passed through Dulles. He will not have a once in a lifetime gift named Sharron Angle to change his fortunes]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harry Reid's Fateful Evening]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/harry-reid-midterms-112450.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nobody in politics has had a worse run-up to Nov. 4 than Harry Reid. Polls indicate the Senate majority leader might have a change of title foisted upon him'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'or, in the fevered dreams of some Republicans, perhaps be left with no title at all as he sees a grim Schumer reaper shadowing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Harry Reid Run Again in 2016?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/08/will-harry-reid-run-110400.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The loser in that 1974 race was 34-year-old Harry Reid, whose putative killer instinct had killed the messenger (i.e. himself), theoretically ending his political career. But four decades later, buoyed by a series of fortunate events and a determination bordering on indomitability, Reid...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reid Packs a Lot of Nonsense Into One Week]]></title>
							<link>http://www.ralstonreports.com/blog/my-column-harry-reid-packs-lot-nonsense-one-week#.U3CWAfldWk7</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sometimes Harry Reid is crazy like a fox. But sometimes he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s just crazy.I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m not suggesting non compos mentis, although I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m sure some Republicans, Bundyville residents and blog commenters might disagree. I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m saying that for someone who has long catalogued Reidisms,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reid Win Boiled Down to 1 Word: Preparation]]></title>
							<link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/nov/07/one-word-preparation/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Shortly before the June 8 primary, I was chatting with a Harry Reid  operative about my plans for a break after covering the intense  Republican scrum, taking advantage of the usual summer doldrums.'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'Don'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'t go anywhere,'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the Reidite admonished me. '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'You are going to want to be...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[NV: Controversy Over Sandoval's Univision Interview]]></title>
							<link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/ralstons-flash/2010/jul/29/unvision-video-confirms-sandoval-said-his-kids-don/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Race Has Turned Sour for Sharron Angle]]></title>
							<link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/18/how-race-has-turned-sour-sharron-angle/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Politics' Fraility in Obama Blowback]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/08/politics_fraility_in_obama_blo.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jon Ralston</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I was unaware until this week that I possess a lisp and am a "satanic hack" and a "racist punk."And then the real calumny began. I was labeled -- hold your breath, dear readers -- a "conservative political analyst" and a "conservative tool."Such is the intelligence of the commentary...]]></description>
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