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<title><![CDATA[Sean Trende - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17480.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Sean Trende]]></description><category domain="17480">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Looking at Generic Ballot Polls and the House Map]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rzdxnZYeE&amp;t=1295s</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Friday, October 2nd on RealClearPolitics - Joined by Senior Elections Analyst, Sean Trende]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Nervous About Senate Map]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/08/26/rcp_podcast_senate_map.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 26th on RealClearPolitics - Joined RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende and RCP National Political Reporter, Susan Crabtree]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Anthony Fauci's Texts Reveal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdZoEc10zpk</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, August 11th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution and RCP Senior Elections Analyst, Sean Trende:00:00 Primary D...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Where'd the Blowout Go for El-Sayed?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, August 5th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst, Sean Trende]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Primary Struggles]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/07/28/rcp_podcast_.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende joins Carl Cannon and Andrew Walworth to break down upcoming Democratic primaries in Michigan. Wisconsin, and Minnesota.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Polling Pennsylvania: &lsquo;No&rsquo; to Wealth Caps, &lsquo;Yes&rsquo; to Taxing the Rich]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/27/polling_pennsylvania_no_to_wealth_caps_yes_to_taxing_the_rich_154370.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the latest installment of RealClear Opinion Research'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s continuing exploration of Pennsylvania public opinion, we partnered again with Emerson Polling to survey 2,000 residents of the Keystone State. This battery focused on inequality and taxation and included some experiments...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Dead Man Walking' in Maine?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT8B4wB-NV0</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If he says the accusation is false, why is he "taking time to reflect on the best path forward"? What are the chances he'll try to ride this out to the end?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Divided?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMHKXho30cU</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Friday, June 26th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Republicans Save the House Majority?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/06/12/rcp_podcast_2026_midterms.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Friday, June 12th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende and Josh Kraushaar, Editor-in-Chief of Jewish Insider: 00:00 Sett...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hilton, Pratt Advancing in California?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/06/03/rcp_podcast_pratt_and_hilton_advance_could_iowa_turn_bllue_.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Sean Trende joins Carl Cannon, Tom Bevan, and Andrew Walworth to break down the early results from Tuesday night's primary elections in California, New Jersey, and Iowa, and where both parties are headed going into November. They also look at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Judson&rsquo;s Last Ride]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/22/judsons_last_ride_154150.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Today is a day I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve dreaded for over a decade. At around 6:20 a.m., we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll get my oldest son Judson up, give him a bath, put his safety harness on (don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t worry, we'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll dress him first), and then watch him amble down our driveway to the school bus, as we have almost...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Bizarre Gambit in Nebraska]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZQ120jvms</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday, May 12th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende and Rachel Campos-Duffy, author of All American Patriotism]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems' Virginia Gerrymander Goes Down in Flames]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0xN1xCgd8</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Friday, May 8th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende and Greg Swenson, Chair of Republicans Overseas UK]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Redistricting Scramble Begins]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AvsQthUWh0</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday, April 30th on RealClearPolitics - Joined by RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende and Peter Berkowitz, Author of Explaining Israel]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Landmark SCOTUS Decision Shapes Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYSxyn-78Sk</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, April 29th on RealClearPolitics]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pennsylvanians Back Reform, Not Abolition, on ICE]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolling.com/stories/analysis/pennsylvania-backs-reform-not-abolition-on-ice</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This article is the second in a series focusing on attitudes toward immigration and ICE in Pennsylvania. The first part looked at the topline numbers and concluded that Pennsylvanian adults were skeptical of ICE enforcement. However, they also supported immigration enforcement in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What We Learned From the Texas Primaries]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTJjoIs4_n0&amp;t=1276s</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If your retirement portfolio is over $50,000, it may be time to think about diversifying into gold and silver.Markets are volatileInflation continues to erod...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Poll Shows PA Voters&rsquo; Balance on ICE, Immigration]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/25/new_poll_shows_pa_voters_balance_on_ice_immigration___153875.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The latest joint polling effort between RealClear Opinion Research and Emerson Polling explores attitudes toward immigration and immigration reform in Pennsylvania. Immigration is figuring as a critical issue in the midterm elections and is likely to loom as a top concern in 2028....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll Finds a Fractured Country With Little Faith in Fixes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/30/poll_finds_a_fractured_country_with_little_faith_in_fixes_153784.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The latest poll from RealClear Opinion Research, sponsored by Unite America, finds that the American people are in a surly mood. Skepticism about the future of the Republic abounds, and Americans are in the mood for wide-reaching political reforms. At the same time, though,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Uneasy Truce With Artificial Intelligence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/19/pennsylvanias_uneasy_truce_with_artificial_intelligence_153652.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Our latest RealClear Opinion Research poll of Pennsylvania comes with a vast array of data about public opinion in the Keystone State relating to artificial intelligence, data centers, and their relationship between technology and the environment. We explore the reasons for skepticism...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Bad Night for Republicans, With No Bright Spots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/06/a_bad_night_for_republicans_with_no_bright_spots_153494.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When assessing election results, the analyses that hold up over time are the ones that avoid the hair-on-fire takes that dominate the news cycle in the immediate aftermath. That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s because elections are pretty complex and rarely lend themselves to black-and-white interpretations....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Revealing New Poll Examines Southwestern PA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/08/25/revealing_new_poll_examines_southwestern_pennsylvania_1130965.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, the RealClearPolitics Institute of News &amp; Information (RCPINI) introduced its current project exploring the loss of trust in southwestern Pennsylvania. As we noted, the loss of trust in]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Restoring Trust in the Heart of PA's Political Realignment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpennsylvania.com/articles/2025/08/18/restoring_trust_in_the_heart_of_pas_political_realignment_1129574.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the defining features of late 20th and early 21st century American politics is the loss of faith in our institutions. A recent poll in U.S. News shows that 85% of Americans say]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Dems Won't Win Redistricting Showdown]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/14/rcp_podcast_dems_gerrymandering_showdown_trust_crisis_market_magic_power_play_alaska.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/14/rcp_podcast_dems_gerrymandering_showdown_trust_crisis_market_magic_power_play_alaska.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First, the Trump administration is keeping busy and dominating the headlines. What do the polls say about how people are responding?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Most Vulnerable Senate Seat Just Became a Lot More Vulnerable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/06/30/most_vulnerable_senate_seat_just_became_a_lot_more_vulnerable_152977.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Sunday afternoon, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced that he would no longer seek reelection to the seat that he has held since 2014. In so doing the Senate seat most vulnerable to flipping to the other side became even harder for Republicans to hold. (The next two seats are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Do Dems Need To Choose Between Identity and Class?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/03/26/trende_do_democrats_need_to_choose_between_identity_and_class.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende and co-founder Tom Bevan discussed the new book "Abundance" by Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein, which attempts to give the Democratic Party a practical new direction, Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast. Is the party too steeped in identity...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Another Look at 2024 Election Trends]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/03/20/rcp_podcast_another_look_at_2024_election_trends_left_laughs_at_violence_against_tesla_trumps_move_against_doe.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Thursday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Sean Trende start the show with a look at some interesting demographic trends reported by David Shor...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Big of a Hole Are the Democrats In?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7gsGQ2RoYE&amp;t=1345s</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[RCP Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende joins to discuss recent polls, including a new survey of Americans attitudes toward Republicans and Democrats on handling the economy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Are Dems' Chances In the Senate in 2026?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o0FT_8Q7X8</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics Podcast - Tom Bevan chats with RCP Sr. Elections Analyst Sean Trende about the 2026 map and the Democrats' chances of retaki...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Tries To Rein in Federal Workers]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/28/rcp_podcast_trump_tries_to_rein_in_federal_workers_and_remake_military_political_futures_of_vivek_ramaswamy_and_kamala_harris_how_biden_killed_the_era.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Sean Trende</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics radio show -- weeknights at 6:00 p.m. on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124 and then on Apple, Spotify, and here on our website -- Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and RCP senior elections analyst Sean Trende break down President Trump's effort to rein in and limit...]]></description>
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