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<title><![CDATA[Peter Roff - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/18188.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Peter Roff]]></description><category domain="18188">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Dems Got What They Wanted. It Won't Help Them Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-got-what-they-wanted-it-wont-help-them-win-opinion-1928192</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Anyone who watched the debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump can't be surprised the current president has withdrawn from the race.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Washington's Birthday Deserves To Be Its Own Holiday]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/washingtons-birthday-deserves-its-own-holiday-opinion-1870754</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[America's excellence, its exceptionalism, used to be embodied in the spirit of George Washington, whose birthday is observed today.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Base Has Only Grown Since 2020. Iowa Proves It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-base-has-only-grown-since-2020-iowa-proves-it-opinion-1862073</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The numbers out of Iowa suggest Trump can and should continue focusing on softening up his most likely general election opponent]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Still Suffering From Effects of Bidenflation]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4327037-to-keep-the-economy-moving-congress-renew-extenders/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In what looks like a bit of good news for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the latest economic data released by the government suggests the economy just might be about to turn the corner.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Have We Reached the End of America?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/have-we-reached-end-america-opinion-1792316</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We're a country that makes space for all kinds of people and ideas. If we have anything close to a founding principle, it's freedom of thought.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Media Is Missing the Real 2022 Election Plot]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/mainstream-media-missing-real-2022-midterm-election-plot-opinion-1711019</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The media's obsession with Trump, the candidates he's endorsed and whether or not they're winning primaries is only a small part of the story.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Win in 2022, GOP Should Focus on Its State Success]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/win-2022-gop-should-focus-its-state-success-opinion-1612191</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP leadership needs to reflect on how long it can go before it must posit substantive alternatives to the Democrats' radicalism.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Conservative Criticism of Fox Is Unfair and Unbalanced]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/11/20/conservative_criticism_of_fox_is_unfair_and_unbalanced_144696.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For some unexplainable reason, conservatives rush towards fratricide with the same kind of urgency that drives lemmings over the edge of the cliff. It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s what they do, even when it's counterproductive and costly.
Conservatism was not made better off by the four-year campaign waged...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Face It: The Economy Under Trump Is Great]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/face-it-economy-under-trump-great-opinion-1484645</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If no one ever said, "If people are talking about you, it means you're important," someone probably should have. It's always been true in America, a place where hype is king. The mere fact that you're mentioned in the columns makes you a player.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Is Playing Political Games With Constitution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-political-games-constitution-donald-trump-impeachment-opinion-1479159</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No one can be sure what her intent is. I'm not sure she even knows but her decision to wait before'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' transmitting the articles of impeachment'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to the Senate is setting a bad precedent that puts politics ahead of the U.S. Constitution.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Brexit &amp; Trump: Democracies Should Honor the People's Vote]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/brexit-trump-people-deserve-get-what-they-voted-opinion-1476003</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On both sides of the Atlantic, democracy is under the threat of elites who think they know better.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With an Economy This Strong, Trump Will Win--But Beware]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/economy-this-strong-no-democrat-can-defeat-trump-trade-war-china-might-opinion-1454711</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tariffs could leave Florida, Michigan and Ohio hanging in the balance.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi's Problems Are Just Beginning]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosis-problems-are-just-beginning-opinion-1365415</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For Pelosi, now and moving forward, the tail is wagging the dog.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Will Be Harder to Beat Than Democrats Think]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-candidate-running-2020-race-trump-win-aoc-1303802</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump will be far tougher to beat in 2020 than in 2016.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Will Be Speaker - But Can She Govern?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.newsweek.com/pelosi-will-be-speaker-can-she-govern-1236953</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pelosi will last a term or two, but the pressure is mounting.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Tax Law Schumer Hates--But Used to Praise]]></title>
							<link>https://nypost.com/2018/09/02/the-tax-law-chuck-schumer-hates-but-used-to-praise/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congressional Democrats don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t want to admit it, but they were once among the staunchest advocates for indexing capital gains for inflation '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' a move President Trump announced late last week he is considering.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hollywood Plays Politics With Profitability]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-02-16/hollywood-knows-the-gop-is-better-for-business-yet-attacks-republicans</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Dow Yet]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-02-05/dont-sweat-the-stock-market-drop-yet</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One minute the Dow was soaring, the next it was dropping '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' not like a stone per se, but enough to wipe out the gains that had been seen over the last few weeks and pushing things below 25,000. Does this mean the Trump tax cut bull market is coming to end?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Get Ready for Economic Liftoff]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2018-01-05/dow-25-000-shows-trump-policies-are-inspiring-an-economic-liftoff</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Deep State Strikes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-12-01/michael-flynns-guilty-plea-to-robert-mueller-shows-the-deep-state-is-real</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Party and Country, Roy Moore Should Drop Out]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-11-13/roy-moore-should-quit-the-alabama-senate-race-for-party-and-country</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican running for U.S. Senate, is as much of a patriot as he wants everyone to believe he'll stand aside and quit the race. If he doesn't then Democrat Doug Jones, who is a vote'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' everything Moore says he's'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' against'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' stands a good chance of winning...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are in Deep Trouble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-08-07/jim-justices-party-switch-is-the-latest-sign-the-democrats-are-in-trouble</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the Democrats and Republicans were engaged in a real war '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' what they're all doing now is just political combat of the messiest kind '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's defection to the GOP after just a few months in office might be a signal it's time to sue for peace.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Same Old Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-07-24/the-democrats-better-deal-shows-why-they-keep-losing</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democrats are a party adrift. They've been able to slow the progress of the new administration to a considerable degree using parliamentary tricks and legislative maneuvers but no one, including some of their most senior political leaders, really has a clue how to get out of the hole...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Be Surprised When Republicans Repeal Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-06-29/senate-republicans-effort-to-repeal-obamacare-hasnt-failed</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The death of Obamacare repeal, to paraphrase Mark Twain, has been greatly, even purposefully, exaggerated. Senate Republicans are hard at work trying to craft a compromise acceptable to at least 50, if not more, members of the caucus. The fact that at least five have said they're not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Comey Hype Machine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usnews.com/opinion/thomas-jefferson-street/articles/2017-06-07/james-comey-doesnt-give-democrats-proof-of-anything-on-trump-and-russia</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Washington is all abuzz over what former FBI director James Comey will say Thursday when he testifies in front of the U.S. Senate. It's the hot story because it may lead to the toppling of an American president. At least that's what the liberal intelligencia who run "the swamp" seem to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America Just Isn't That Into Obama Anymore]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2013/12/24/obamas-polls-drop-as-america-wearies-of-a-substance-free-president</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's a good thing President Barack Obama and family have headed to Hawaii for a multi-million dollar Christmas break. The country needed the rest.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Mysteriously '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' if you're the New York Times or a commentator on MSNBC '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' the country has grown weary of our first superstar...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Is Going to Come Tumbling Down]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2013/09/17/forget-default-obamacare-will-collapse-of-its-own-weight</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Peter Roff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republicans are at loggerheads over the issue of health care.Some, believing the party's commitment to "repeal and replace" was written in blood, advocate using the upcoming continuing resolution necessary to keep the government open to "defund" it. Others, sensing that President...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Laughs at GOP's Uncivil War]]></title>
							<link>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2013/02/06/karl-rove-vs-conservatives-in-a-gop-uncivil-war-obama-wins----</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Paper's Gun Permit Map Went Too Far]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[ObamaCare's Taxes Rear Their Ugly Head]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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