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<title><![CDATA[David Lightman - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/16547.xml</link><description><![CDATA[David Lightman]]></description><category domain="16547">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[America to Establishment: Who Are You People?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article68042192.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The people who spend two bucks for chili at the Courtesy Diner at Laclede Station Road can&rsquo;t fathom why anyone would pay Hillary Clinton $225,000 to make a speech. Nor can they understand why the U.S. Senate is taking a 17-day break for Easter after spending much of their time last...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Bush, Kasich: Offer a Gentler Approach in Town Hall Chats]]></title>
							<link>http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article61234862.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and John Kasich made final pitches to South Carolina voters in a mostly gentle, issue-filled town hall meeting.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Scott Walker in Washington, meets with GOP lawmakers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/05/19/267200/walker-in-washington-meets-with.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lieberman Made History, But Retires Alone]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/02/178827/sen-joe-lieberman-made-history.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; He was the first Jewish American named to a major-party presidential ticket, and he came within a single Supreme Court vote in 2000 of becoming the vice president. Years later, he was seriously considered for the same spot on the ticket &ndash; of the other party.Joe...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fall Brawl Begins in 10 Battleground States]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/09/07/167652/the-fall-brawl-begins-in-10-battleground.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE, N.C. &mdash; Get ready for an all-out brawl in 10 too-close-to-call battleground states as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney begin a two-month sprint to Election Day.They will deluge those states with personal visits, stacks of direct mail, automated phone calls and an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Team's Path to 270 Electoral Votes]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/05/03/147615/mitt-romneys-team-sees-a-path.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the last 100 years, only five incumbent presidents have lost second-term bids. Mitt Romney is trying to become the 21st century&#194;&#146;s first challenger to topple a sitting president, and his camp says it could reach the 270 electoral votes needed for victory this way:Hold on to the 22...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Road Ahead Looks Good for Romney Despite S.C.]]></title>
							<link>http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/22/3385304/the-road-ahead-looks-good-for.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican presidential nomination race is momentarily in turmoil. But Mitt Romney, who long ago prepared for a long, methodical slog, is still in strong shape."Romney is prepared to grind it out, and no one else is," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Steps Up Campaign in Iowa]]></title>
							<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/01/2527441/romney-steps-up-campaign-in-iowa.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney ramped up his campaign Thursday in Iowa - the first state to vote, on Jan. 3, in the 2012 Republican presidential campaign - a strategy that may be necessary now that Newt Gingrich poses a serious threat to Romney's White House bid.Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Obama Is in a Fragile Position]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/06/27/116614/voters-give-obama-lowest-rating.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is in a fragile position as the 2012 campaign  begins: Only 37 percent of registered voters approve of his handling of  the economy, his lowest rating ever, according to a new McClatchy-Marist  poll.Another ominous sign for Obama: By nearly 2-1,  voters disapprove...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dodd Bill Hits Roadblock, But Deal Likely]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/26/92919/financial-bill-hits-roadblock.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Senate Republicans on Monday blocked  the start of formal debate on legislation to overhaul the nation's  financial regulatory system in a test vote likely to intensify the  political battle over who's too cozy with Wall Street, but that's  unlikely to derail the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Surge of PA Voters Boon For Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/33432.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>David Lightman</author>
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