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<title><![CDATA[J.T. Young - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17764.xml</link><description><![CDATA[J.T. Young]]></description><category domain="17764">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Appeasement, Containment and the Democrats' Internal War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/09/24/appeasement_containment_and_democrats_internal_war.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Beneath signs of Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' midterm momentum is evidence of a longer-term strategic failure. Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' dual strategy of appeasing and containing their democratic socialist interlopers is collapsing.
Less than two months from November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterms, generic ballot polling...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Approach a Perfect 2028 Storm]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/26/democrats_approach_a_perfect_2028_storm_154445.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Republicans begin moving away from their greatest divisiveness, Democrats are approaching theirs. Donald Trump is about to exit America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s political stage, even as Democrats are entering their most extreme reaction to him. While Republicans leave their period of divisiveness,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP&rsquo;s GDP Majority]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/08/04/the_gops_gdp_majority_154390.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In addition to winning the presidency in 2024, Republicans also won America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s economic majority. Becoming the economic majority happened quickly for Republicans, and the conditions driving it appear to be increasing. If continued, this trend will have great implications for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats&rsquo; 1972 Re-Do]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/22/democrats_1972_re-do_154354.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic leaders worry about socialists because they fear reliving 1972 for the next two years. They have good reason to be concerned. As progressive nominees remove their less extreme members, Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' congressional delegation will swing further leftward in the next term. Just...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the West(ern) Was Lost]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/07/12/how_the_western_was_lost_154325.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The American left'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s culture war isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t just on the West; it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s on '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the Western'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' too. It is because America embodies the West'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s values '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' far more than Europe, from which these once sprang '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and has long idolized those of the American West. In fact, I...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Legacy Versus Reality: America&rsquo;s Jews and the Democrat Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/30/legacy_versus_reality_americas_jews_and_the_democrat_party_154277.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How long will it take for America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Jewish population to begin politically realigning? Israel is the sticking point: It has stuck America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Jewish population between Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' increasing opposition to Israel and American Jews'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' historical support for Democrats. This...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vance and GOP&rsquo;s Golden Political Issue: Federal Fraud]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/09/vance_and_gops_golden_political_issue_federal_fraud.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Border Czar'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' was among Vice President Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' greatest liabilities; '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Fraud Czar'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' could be VP JD Vance'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s biggest asset.
If Vance and Republicans are smart, they will ensure that it is.
On March 16, President Trump created the Task Force to Eliminate...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Failed Presidency Still Defines 2028 Dem Field]]></title>
							<link>https://spectator.org/meet-the-post-biden-democrats-bidens-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Despite being desperate to put Biden behind them, Democrats can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t do it. Both Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg are routinely topping Democratic primary polling, and both are defined by Biden.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Midterm Horse Race Six Months Out]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/12/the_midterm_horse_race_six_months_out_154112.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Currently, Democrats hold the inside track for the House and the outside track for the Senate. In horse racing and politics, where you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re running matters; however, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s no guarantee of where you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll finish.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
If there is anything that approaches being a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'sure...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Court&rsquo;s Coming Ruling and Democrats&rsquo; Political Dilemma]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/22/the_courts_coming_ruling_and_democrats_political_dilemma_154057.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court will soon offer Democrats a way around their transgender trap. Don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t expect them to take it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
The Supreme Court is expected to soon render a verdict on two state laws (Idaho in 2020 and West Virginia in 2021) banning biological boys from competing in girls'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Virginia Democrats&rsquo; Proposed Gerrymander is a &lsquo;Span-amander&rsquo;]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/04/06/virginia_democrats_proposed_gerrymander_is_a_span-amander__154012.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Only an April 21 state referendum now stands between Virginia and America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most egregious gerrymander. Following Abigail Spanberger'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2025 gubernatorial victory, Virginia Democrats completely control the legislative process and want to use it to replace the state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time for a Filibuster Carve-Out for Terrorism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/27/time_for_a_filibuster_carve-out_for_terrorism_153987.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s public safety threatened, a limited Senate filibuster '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'carve-out'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' must be considered. Changes have been made to the filibuster in the past; none of their justifications rose to today'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s level of protecting Americans from terrorist attack. Such an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Led With the Wrong Agency in Minnesota]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/20/trump_administration_led_with_the_wrong_agency_in_minnesota_153853.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration fumbled its Minnesota advantage when it emphasized ICE over DOJ. The Minnesota fraud scandal was exploding; it was huge and blatant; Democrats were thoroughly enmeshed in it; and it looked to reach beyond Minnesota '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' all the way to Somalia and terror...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why 2028 May Be Democrats&rsquo; Last Best Chance]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/04/why_2028_may_be_democrats_last_best_chance_153791.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Democrats don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t win the presidency in 2028, they may have a long wait. Four years later in 2032, their path to 270 electoral votes gets even steeper and their anti-Trump rhetoric will sound even staler. The next presidential election may not be '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'now or never'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[MN's Burgeoning Scandals May Have National Implications]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5693006-minnesota-democrats-scandal-threat/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Minnesota'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s burgeoning fraud revelations threaten to put the state in play politically. Tim Walz'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' sudden, surprise'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' exit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' indicates this could be true in 2026 and 2028. Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' long-time dominance there all the more precarious for the fact that, below the surface,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Setting Up the 2026 Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/12/31/setting_up_the_2026_midterms__153669.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ten months ahead of November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterms, political and economic crosscurrents are colliding. Which of these conflicting trends prevail will greatly shape the next two years. And possibly even longer.
Midterm elections are always important. Besides gauging the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Rise of City Leftists: Mamdani, Wilson and the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/17/the_rise_of_city_leftists_mamdani_wilson_and_the_democrats.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even before the swearing in, Seattle has given Zohran Mamdani his own '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Mini-Me'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'; expect many more. New York City and Seattle now have democratic socialist mayors-elect. Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' overwhelming support from cities and these supporters'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' increasing embrace of far-left...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Alliance, Old Scandal: The COVID Failure Haunting Hochul]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/10/new_alliance_old_scandal_the_covid_failure_haunting_hochul_153509.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Recently Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that New York was joining 14 other states in a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'nonpartisan initiative'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' (though all 15 states have Democratic governors) called the Governors Public Health Alliance, a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'coordinating hub for governors and their public health leaders and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans&rsquo; Surprising Performances in Key Governor Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/28/republicans_surprising_performances_in_key_governor_races_153453.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Virginia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s and New Jersey'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s gubernatorial races show the Republican candidates currently matching or beating Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s past presidential margins. This is big for these state races and for gauging the overall country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s mood. It could be bigger still if it presages...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Fear the Loss of Their Municipal Monopolies]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/17/democrats_fear_the_loss_of_their_municipal_monopolies_153410.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s deployment of federal forces threatens Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' municipal monopolies on political power. This is why they so strenuously object to federal assistance in cities'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' law enforcement. Without overwhelming city vote totals, Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' political control in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrat Extremism Underwrites Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/03/democrat_extremism_underwrites_trump__153242.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' extremism continues to underwrite Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s agenda. Since 2021, this has been the case, and it shows no sign of stopping. Rather than bolstering them as an alternative, Democrats are giving Trump the leverage to pursue his aggressive agenda.
President Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani&rsquo;s Biggest Threat to Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/08/12/mamdanis_biggest_threat_to_democrats_153166.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the last 10 years, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been difficult for Democrats to win elections unless the campaigns center on Donald Trump. But the arrival of Zohran Mamdani on the national stage risks carrying the Democratic Party far off message '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and derailing its strategy for 2026 and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Stronger Than in His First Term, Dems Have Lost Ground]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5418066-trump-republicans-improving-base/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Six months into his second term,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and Republicans are in better shape than eight years ago.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s OBBB Success Is Even Bigger Than It Appears]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/07/11/trumps_obbb_success_is_even_bigger_than_it_appears_153020.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s One Big Beautiful Bill success is best measured by the two previous administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s failures. In his first term, Trump failed to repeal and replace Obamacare. In his only term, President Biden struggled for a year and a half to pass a vastly whittled-down...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Chase Trump&rsquo;s Laser Pointer on Immigration]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/06/13/democrats_chase_trumps_laser_pointer_on_immigration_152914.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his first term, Trump chased Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' laser pointer; now, they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re chasing his. No issue illustrates this like immigration; it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s become the Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' red dot. Whenever, wherever, and however Trump moves it, Democrats can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t help pouncing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'  
In his first...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Freedom of the Press&rsquo;s Internal Threat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/06/06/freedom_of_the_presss_internal_threat_152879.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s biggest threat to freedom of the press is its establishment media. This is the inescapable conclusion coming from the media'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s flurry of apologies over their response during the last four years'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' two biggest events: the administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s manipulation of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s Polling Better Than Media Thinks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/05/20/trumps_polling_better_than_media_thinks.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The dispersed shot-pattern of President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s approval ratings proves he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s still confounding pollsters. For weeks, and especially since Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s announcement of sweeping tariffs on what he dubbed Liberation Day, the establishment media'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s prevailing narrative has been...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harvard&rsquo;s Timing Reveals Its Priorities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.wsj.com/opinion/harvards-timing-reveals-its-priorities-federal-funding-lawsuit-antisemitism-ed363a32?st=NsVyxt</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It answers money threats with alacrity but took months to address antisemitism.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s Two-Front Economic Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/04/10/trumps_two-front_economic_fight_152633.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s tariff blitz takes extending 2017'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s tax cuts from important to imperative. In addition to the internal threat the economy faces from higher taxes, it now faces an external one from higher tariffs. Confronted with a two-front economic fight, Republicans must win the tax...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Would Love To See AOC Lead the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5225589-ocasio-cortez-democrats-mistake/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>J.T. Young</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since last November, Democrats have struggled to find a strategy, message and messenger. Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s executive-power blitz has only added to party frustration that they lack the legislative leverage with which to counter it.]]></description>
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