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<title><![CDATA[Aaron Blake - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/18753.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Aaron Blake]]></description><category domain="18753">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Only Amping Up His Antics Ahead of Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-is-only-amping-up-his-antics-ahead-of-the-midterm-election/ar-AA2cAwBc</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s personal behavior is often strange, his conduct over the last 12 days has been pretty remarkable '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' especially with the midterm election around the corner.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Trump Get a Good Iran Deal?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/can-trump-get-a-good-iran-deal-here-are-the-major-pitfalls-that-lie-ahead/ar-AA25vk3s</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There is suddenly newfound optimism about the Trump administration reaching an agreement with Iran to extend the ceasefire and to start to bring the war to an end '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and not just'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' inside President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s head'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' this time.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Many Times Has Trump Claimed Iran Deal Around Corner?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-many-times-has-trump-claimed-an-iran-deal-is-around-the-corner/ar-AA259Vcs?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=6a2845c4622d4e8f8fe252328a448994&amp;cvpid=185dd2e8d0904280e9538f5d56da4b40&amp;ei=6</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s been more than two months since President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, saying at the time that the two sides were close to a deal.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Avoided Disaster in TN7, But Midterm Outlook Still Scary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/republicans-avoided-a-nightmare-in-tennessee-their-electoral-picture-is-still-scary/ar-AA1RBmRQ</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans avoided disaster on Tuesday night by winning a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' special election'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in a solidly red Tennessee congressional district.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Could the Shutdown End? Here Are 4 Scenarios]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-could-the-government-shutdown-end-here-are-4-scenarios/ar-AA1NXzhI</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The government shutdown is barreling forward, with few signs of a resolution over the weekend.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Dozen Judges Say Trump Probably Broke the Law]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/more-than-a-dozen-judges-have-said-trump-and-co-probably-broke-the-law/ar-AA1BiEoA</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From the start of his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration signaled'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a willingness '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' even a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' desire'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' to flout the law'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in their quest to overhaul the federal government.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[12 Democrats Who Make the Most Sense for 2028]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/elections/the-12-democrats-who-make-the-most-sense-for-2028/ar-AA1xRVEi</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 2024 election was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' closer than many people realize'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and a lot closer than'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Donald Trump claims. But the blue team is acting like one that got destroyed and has no idea what to do next.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Never Trump?' 'Never Biden' Voters Might Loom Larger]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/never-trump-never-biden-voters-might-loom-larger/ar-BB1mCqnx?ocid=windirect&amp;cvid=e7ec2802e6534974b2bd01b07496b47c&amp;ei=12</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Certain Democrats trying to cope with President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s continually underwhelming 2024 poll numbers share an article of faith: the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' ceiling'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' theory.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden&rsquo;s Age a Growing Problem for His Reelection]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-s-age-may-be-a-growing-problem-for-his-reelection/ar-AA1ghGN9</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the second time in a week, a poll shows that three-quarters of Americans, including two-thirds of Democrats, consider President Biden too old for the office.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[4 Takeaways From Trump's Federal Indictment]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/4-takeaways-from-trump-s-federal-indictment/ar-AA1cjW43</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the second time in a little more than two months, Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' has been indicted. In late March, it was for allegedly'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' falsifying business records'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' related to hush money payments in Manhattan; now, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long-anticipated federal charges connected to his retention of and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Dem 2024 Presidential Candidates, Ranked]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-top-10-democratic-presidential-candidates-for-2024-ranked/ar-AA14RgPB</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There was a time very recently when American presidential elections were said to be decided by two states: Florida and Ohio.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Shoddy Case Linking U.S. to Alleged Nord Stream Sabotage]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tucker-carlson-s-shoddy-case-linking-us-to-alleged-nord-stream-sabotage/ar-AA12lM3t</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fox News host Tucker Carlson'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long-running'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' quest to blame the Biden administration for the war in Ukraine'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' hasn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' borne much fruit, despite his prominent perch on the most-watched cable news channel.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Unvaxxed Republicans Are So Misinformed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-badly-unvaccinated-republicans-are-misinformed-in-one-stat/ar-AAOSkBZ?li=BBnbfcL</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For months now, it has been evident that the problem with coronavirus vaccine hesitancy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is twofold: Not only do the unvaccinated question the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' safety'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of the vaccines, but about as importantly, they often doubt the vaccines'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' effectiveness'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in very inaccurate ways. It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Confront Nightmare Scenario in California Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-confront-a-nightmare-scenario-in-california-recall/ar-AANyeGF?li=BBnbfcL</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two very important things happened in the California recall election in recent weeks.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The 3 Most Likely Paths to Victory for Biden &amp; Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-3-most-likely-paths-to-victory-for-biden-and-trump-in-maps/ar-BB1avDHX?li=BBorjTa#431</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The presidential election is just days away. We probably won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t know who won on the night of Nov. 3, thanks to an'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' increase in mail-in ballots.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' But we know enough about the polls and the fundamentals to get a good sense of how things might play out.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Bloomberg Winning the Dem Nomination]]></title>
							<link>https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/The-case-for-Michael-Bloomberg-winning-15037699.php</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Back in 2016, a wealthy New Yorker got into a crowded presidential race and was immediately dismissed. Virtually nobody actually liked the candidate, polls showed, and there were also questions about how serious he was about the whole thing. Then that candidate won. Could it happen again...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Winners and Losers From the New Hampshire Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/winners-and-losers-from-the-new-hampshire-democratic-debate/ar-BBZMeHm</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ukraine as Focus of Complaint Is Ominous for Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/why-ukraine-being-the-focus-of-trumps-whistleblower-complaint-is-particularly-ominous/ar-AAHAJAV</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As of Wednesday night, everyone was speculating about which foreign country President Trump might have made a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'promise'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' a commitment that prompted a U.S. intelligence community whistleblower to lodge a mysterious complaint.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[William Barr Has a Whole Lot of Explaining to Do]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/01/muellers-complaints-show-barr-has-whole-lot-explaining-do/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a letter, Mueller made clear he was unhappy with Barr's summary of his principal conclusions.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Barr's Highly Questionable Use of Trump's 'Spying' Talking Point]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/10/william-barrs-highly-questionable-use-trumps-spying-talking-point/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.49fadebb9972</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Other top officials have disputed the idea that the information-gathering effort involving Trump campaign advisers amounted to spying, or that it was spying on the campaign, specifically.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are in the Middle of a Bloodbath]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/06/28/the-democrats-are-in-dire-straits/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.cbcc1bff328a</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Twenty months ago, Donald Trump was supposedly going to damage the GOP brand for years to come. It threatened to be a bloodbath. Today, the bloodbath is squarely on the Democratic side of the aisle. And it's getting worse before it may get better -- if it gets better any time soon.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican Tax-Cut Gamble Seems to Be Paying Dividends]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/01/the-gops-big-tax-cut-gamble-appears-to-be-paying-dividends/?utm_term=.3a95b4b7e3e5</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A day after President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' played up the tax cuts in his State of the Union address, a Monmouth poll showed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a huge swing in favor of the bill. Although 26 percent of Americans approved of the package in mid-December, as lawmakers were putting the final touches on it, support in the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Michael Wolff's Unbelievable Tell-All About Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/03/michael-wolffs-unbelievable-sometimes-literally-tell-all-about-the-trump-administration/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Several news outlets'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' published'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' excerpts of Michael Wolff's new book about the Trump campaign and the White House. And almost every word of it is unbelievable.Some of it, literally so.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Former DoJ Official: Comey May Be Trying to Take Down Trump]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/analysis-the-guy-who-predicted-comey%E2%80%99s-memos-thinks-the-former-fbi-director-may-be-trying-to-take-down-trump/ar-BBBeRDs?li=BBmkt5R&amp;ocid=spartandhp</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[News broke Tuesday evening that then-FBI Director James B. Comey had written notes'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in February indicating that President Trump had asked him to end an investigation of former White House national security adviser Michael T. Flynn.It was big news to the rest of us. To Matthew Miller, it...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Myth of the Disillusioned Trump Voter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/17/the-myth-of-the-disillusioned-trump-voter/?utm_term=.3d33a7f9236e</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The New York Times reported Monday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' that a key congressional district in Pennsylvania isn't thrilled with its choice of voting for Donald Trump for president. The 8th District outside Philadelphia is a quintessential suburban swing district that has the unusual distinction of voting for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Election Stats Liberals Love That Don't Mean What They Think]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/13/3-election-stats-liberals-love-that-dont-mean-as-much-as-they-seem/?postshare=8541481634670298&amp;tid=ss_tw&amp;utm_term=.c4c4c459d476</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's been more than a month since the 2016 election. We're nearly as close to Donald Trump's inauguration as we are to Election Day, in fact. Yet some still can't let it go.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[MO: Blunt Emerging as Senate Republicans' 2016 Goat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/11/01/sen-roy-blunt-is-emerging-as-senate-republicans-2016-goat/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Continuing Political Decline of Hillary Clinton]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/18/the-continuing-political-decline-of-hillary-clinton/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If it weren't for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton would be the most disliked major-party presidential nominee in recent American history.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' That qualifier, of course, is important here. Clinton doesn't need to be liked; she needs to be liked slightly more than'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Trump in what will very...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Next Five Weeks Look Very Good for Cruz]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/02/10/why-ted-cruz-is-still-in-very-very-good-shape-in-2-graphics/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ted Cruz didn't do well in New Hampshire on Tuesday, finishing in third place behind Donald Trump and John Kasich. But it's hard to say he has lost any real momentum; New Hampshire just wasn't a good state for a candidate like him.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' And moving forward, it's easy to see how the Granite...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Clinton Just Became an Even Bigger Front-Runner]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/15/why-hillary-clinton-just-became-an-even-bigger-front-runner/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Aaron Blake</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton had a bad moment at Saturday night's Democratic presidential debate when she cited her work helping Wall Street recover from the Sept. 11 attacks for the support she has received from big financial interests.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Otherwise, though, there is basically no reason to believe...]]></description>
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