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<title><![CDATA[William Saletan - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17762.xml</link><description><![CDATA[William Saletan]]></description><category domain="17762">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Working Harder Than Ever to Undermine Democracy]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, two dozen House Republicans flocked to Texas to show their support for Donald Trump. They joined the state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, in applauding the former president as he toured the border, denounced the U.S. government, and repeated the lie that he had...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ousting Rep. Cheney Could Backfire on the GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/republican-party-cheney-trump-polls.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP can't afford to alienate its Trumpist base, but it can't afford to lose anti-Trump Republicans either.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Old GOP Isn't Coming Back]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-old-gop-isnt-coming-back/ar-BB1eaWKo?li=BBnb7Kz</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This weekend, as Republicans gathered in Orlando, Florida, for the annual'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Conservative Political Action Conference, the agenda wasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t free markets or a strong foreign policy. Instead, their focus was on solidifying former President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s control of the party. What...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Didn't Believe His Election Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/trump-didnt-believe-election-lies-impeachment-trial.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Did Donald Trump lie about who won the 2020 election? The answer seems obvious, but it isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t. If Trump was just deluded'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'if he told his followers to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6 because he really thought the election had been stolen'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'some senators might cut him a break in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Destroyed His Own Reelection Chances]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-destroyed-himself/ar-BB1dkSlF</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump might be in denial about who won the 2020 election, but his pollsters aren'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t. Two of them have performed autopsies on his defeat, and those autopsies are now public. One of his pollsters, John McLaughlin, published an'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' analysis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Newsmax'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in November. Another'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Already Shocking to Remember Trump Was President]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/never-take-normal-for-granted-again/ar-BB1cWyvc</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the past four years, many Americans forgot how it felt to have a president who preached and practiced basic decency. Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s inauguration on Wednesday changed that. We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re hearing a normal president say normal things. And as we hear them, the perversity of Donald...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Are Manufacturing a Legitimacy Crisis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-manufacturing-a-legitimacy-crisis/ar-BB1c2Ns6</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Forsaken'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by the Supreme Court'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and defeated'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the Electoral College, President Donald Trump has seized on a new basis for overturning the 2020 election: public opinion. On Tuesday night, he tweeted, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Poll: 92% of Republican Voters think the election was rigged!'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Slow-Motion Humiliation of Donald Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-slow-motion-humiliation-of-an-empty-demagogue/ar-BB1aM65h</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is a sadist. In 2016, after winning his party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential nomination, he bragged for months about all the Republican candidates he had beaten. As president-elect, he toured the country, boasting about the emotional pain he had inflicted on Democrats and others who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Warning Sign for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-warning-sign-for-democrats/ar-BB1aHnKn</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What the heck just happened? It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been a crazy election, and ballots are still being counted, but we can get a few ideas from the exit polls. The poll numbers that have been'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' posted so far'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'which include people who voted by mail or voted early in person, as well as those who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Shouldn't Panic--Biden's in Better Position Than Clinton]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/don-e2-80-99t-panic/ar-BB1ayyq5</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 2020 election is coming down to the wire, and millions of Americans are freaking out. They'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re afraid President Donald Trump will surge at the end and win, as he did in 2016. But there are good reasons to think that won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t happen, based on measurable differences between the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Botching His Election-Year Lies]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/trump-debate-polls-faking-it.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump is trying to fake compassion, bravery, and respect for science. And he's failing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Attack on Fauci Is Unbelievably Idiotic]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-attack-on-fauci-is-unbelievably-idiotic/ar-BB1ah8Xk</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[First the president got the pandemic wrong. Now he's picking a fight with the guy who got it right.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Is Inventing Excuses to Grab Ginsburg's Seat]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/09/mcconnell-excuses-ginsburg-supreme-court.html?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He's rewriting history so he can apply different rules to Trump and Obama.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump Killed Tens of Thousands of Americans]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/trump-coronavirus-deaths-timeline.html?via=homepage_taps_top</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A blow-by-blow account of his personal role in the coronavirus catastrophe.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Biden's Lead Is Safer Than Clinton's]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/biden-leads-trump-polls-clinton-2016.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump won in 2016 because voters didn't like his opponent. That's no longer true.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Losing His Grip on White America]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/trump-white-america-polling-shift-racism.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Polls taken since George Floyd's death show a big shift to the left on race and policing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's COVID-19 Response a Failure by His Own Standards]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/trump-coronavirus-response-failure.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He says Cuomo ignored warnings and Obama was slow to address swine flu. On both counts, Trump is worse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[According to Rivals, Sanders Is a Radical&mdash;and a Reactionary]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/bernie-sanders-closet-conservative-socalist.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders is a crazy left-wing extremist. That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the standard line of attack from his rivals in the Democratic presidential race. The Vermont senator is an unrepentant Marxist, they say. He loves'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Soviet subways'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Latin American despots. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll raise your taxes,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Buttigieg's Iowa Success a Template for Victory in November]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/02/pete-buttigieg-iowa-win.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His success in Iowa is a template for victory in November.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP's Endless War on Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/01/iran-republicans-war-on-democrats.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Iran debate shows Republicans don't believe in fighting tyrants. They believe in smearing their opponents.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[William Barr Is Trying to Erase the Truth]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/barr-doj-ig-russia-report-erase-truth.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He's smearing the Russia investigation and covering up Trump's guilt.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP&rsquo;s New Explanation of Why Trump Extorted Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/ukraine-trump-gop-revenge.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP's new explanation of why Trump extorted Ukraine.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans' Impeachment Strategy Is Self-Refuting]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/11/impeachment-hearings-gop-strategy-trump-corruption.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To prove Trump wasn't targeting his opponents for investigation, Republicans are targeting his opponents for investigation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Shameful Argument for Betraying the Kurds]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/trump-says-death-good-kurds-turkey.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has a consistent record of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' contempt for human life. He has endorsed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' violence'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' against'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' journalists,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' executions'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nonlethal offenses, the use of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' poison gas, and the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' deliberate targeting'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' family members'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of suspected terrorists. Now Trump is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Are in Trouble If Warren Wins the Nomination]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/elizabeth-warren-ideologue-health-care-antitrust.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tuesday's debate points to trouble for Democrats if she wins the nomination.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Attempts at Collusion Aren't Jokes]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/trump-collusion-jokes.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans say he's kidding when he openly solicits crimes. He's not.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Corruption' Is the GOP's Code for Smearing Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/corruption-trump-code-smearing-opponents.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans don't care about malfeasance in Ukraine. Just look at the texts.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Trump&rsquo;s Impeachment Goes Beyond Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/case-for-trump-impeachment-goes-beyond-ukraine.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president has repeatedly betrayed America.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Has the Right Strategy Against Trump's Bigotry]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/08/biden-centrist-campaign-strategy.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even if the former vice president is the wrong candidate, voters like his centrist approach.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Can Win the Mainstream With This Agenda]]></title>
							<link>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/democratic-presidential-debates-best-ideas.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>William Saletan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats can win the mainstream with this agenda.]]></description>
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