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<title><![CDATA[Beth Reinhard - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/19981.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Beth Reinhard]]></description><category domain="19981">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Pressure Mounts on Republican Leaders to Fall in Line]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jeb Bush's Stagnation in Polls Worries Donors]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jeb Bush is grinding out his presidential bid in small towns across Iowa, backed by one of the largest campaign staffs and two months of TV ads. The result: He&#195;&#162;??s a blip in Republican primary polls.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jeb Bush Plays Up Role as a 'Disrupter']]></title>
							<link>http://www.wsj.com/article_email/jeb-bush-plays-up-role-as-a-disrupter-1444269329-lMyQjAxMTI1NDA5ODQwODgxWj</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[6 Signs Republican Senate Takeover Is Within Reach]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/democratic-setbacks-grow-as-they-try-to-hold-senate-majority-20140129</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican gains and President Obama's weakness have Democrats on their heels, preparing to fight for Senate seats they never thought they would have to defend and hoping that 2016 will give them a chance to win back the Senate if they lose it next year.Mark Warner, one of the most...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Republican Momentum a Mirage?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/is-gop-momentum-entering-2014-a-mirage-20140103</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The 2014 elections should be the Republican Party's to lose.There's simply not much reason for Democratic optimism. Presidents almost always shed congressional seats in their second term, and with polls showing approval of Barack Obama at record lows, there's little reason to expect a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can GOP Flip the Script on Abortion?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/can-republicans-bring-abortion-issues-back-from-the-fringe-20131108</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you think Tuesday's elections convinced Republicans that abortion is a losing issue, think again.Sure, anti-abortion crusader Ken Cuccinelli fell short in the Virginia governor's race while the pragmatic governor of New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie, won re-election in a landslide.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ken Cuccinelli, You're Doing It Wrong]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/ken-cuccinelli-you-re-doing-it-wrong-20131031</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the homestretch of the race to become Virginia&rsquo;s next governor, Republican Ken Cuccinelli shared a stage with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky while Democrat Terry McAuliffe rallied with former President Clinton. The contrast between the two headliners tells you a lot about why...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton Just Won't Go Away]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/hillary-clinton-just-won-t-go-away-20130911?mrefid=site_search</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA &ndash; One of Hillary Clinton's biggest challenges as she weighs another presidential bid: time.If she runs in 2016, there will be 45 long months, nearly four years, between Election Day and her departure as secretary of State with a favorability rating in the mid-60s. Not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems See VRA as Wedge Issue to Protect Sen Majority]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/democrats-using-voting-rights-issues-to-protect-senate-majority-20130801</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Without President Obama's name on the ballot, Democrats and civil rights leaders increasingly view voting rights as a rallying cry that could boost minority participation in key midterm Senate races in 2014.Facing a challenging election landscape in which African-American and Hispanic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Turns Away from Gang of 8 as Bill Craters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/marco-rubio-turns-away-from-immigration-as-bill-s-prospects-flounder-20130716</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After relentlessly defending for months the Senate's ambitious overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, Sen. Marco Rubio didn't respond when House GOP leaders last week trashed it as a "flawed &hellip; massive, Obama-care like bill."The Florida Republican's office, which churned out...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Yorkers Consider a New Nanny]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/with-bloomberg-leaving-new-yorkers-consider-a-new-nanny-20130705</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK CITY&mdash;Next to a fresh produce market offering Tuscan kale, sugar-snap peas, and sour cherries, mayoral candidate Christine Quinn declared war on the Happy Meal.Her plan to require restaurants that sell kid&rsquo;s meals loaded with saturated fat and sodium to meet certain...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McAuliffe Tests Obama Playbook in Virginia]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/terry-mcauliffe-tests-obama-playbook-in-virginia-20130606</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can a white, wealthy political operative and businessman emulate President Obama's historic success at turning out voters who don't regularly participate in elections? Terry McAuliffe is betting on it.Even the most optimistic Democrat knows that for McAuliffe, ginning up turnout to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rand Paul Joins the Conversation on Immigration]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/seeking-a-bigger-audience-tea-party-hero-embraces-immigration-reform-20130320?page=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Behold the junior senator and tea-party hero from Kentucky, best known for citing the U.S. Constitution, Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, and Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez.On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul threw his support behind legalizing the millions...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Marco Rubio Live Up to the Hype?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/can-marco-rubio-live-up-to-the-hype-20130214?page=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The freshman senator from Florida had joined four veteran colleagues to unveil a proposal for the first major overhaul of immigration law in a quarter-century. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced "my friend, Senator [Marco] Rubio, who obviously is a new but incredibly important voice...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Dems' War to Win Women Voters]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-democrats-war-to-win-women-voters-20130215?page=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Debate over the Violence Against Women Act in Congress is refueling the successful "war on women" attacks waged against the Republican ticket in 2012, as Democrats seek to gin up the women's vote in key Senate, House and gubernatorial races.After House Republicans narrowly carried female...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Tries to Outduel Obama on Immigration]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/rubio-tries-to-outduel-obama-on-immigration-20130115?mrefid=mostViewed</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida Sen. Marco Rubio&rsquo;s newly unveiled proposal for sweeping immigration reform looms as a daunting leadership test for a freshman member of Congress on the fast track to the 2016 presidential campaign.If Rubio can unite the political establishment and the more conservative...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio, Republicans Must Stop Denying Science]]></title>
							<link>http://nationaljournal.com/magazine/gop-must-embrace-science-to-survive-20121129</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Marco Rubio says, "I'm not a scientist, man," but the Florida Republican plays one on TV, so to speak. The potential presidential contender has a national audience listening to his every word as he reads lines from an outdated GOP script instead of a science textbook.In one recent...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton Campaigns While Obama Can't]]></title>
							<link>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/the-closer-clinton-goes-where-obama-cant-and-says-what-obama-cant/264310/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Unhappy Obama Voters Change Minds?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/wooing-unhappy-obama-voters-is-key-for-romney-20120828</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[These ordinary, plainspoken people can make a better case for the Republican nominee than some of the prominent speakers on stage at the convention"&rdquo;and maybe even Romney himself. The campaign calls them "switchers," and three of them are showcased in a video released by the Romney...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ryan Shakes Up the Fight for Wisconsin]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/ryan-could-make-wisconsin-a-true-battleground-20120812</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Republicans were talking smack in early summer, insisting that Gov. Scott Walker's victory in the June recall election proved the state was up for grabs in 2012.Neither Republican Mitt Romney nor President Obama believed the hype. Polls consistently showed Obama out front. And...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Plan: Axelrod on How Obama Will Win]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/axelrod-s-plan-20120712</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[David Axelrod is the senior strategist for President Obama&rsquo;s reelection bid, and his mustachioed mug is probably the most familiar face of the campaign. After helping Obama win in 2008, Axelrod was a senior adviser in the White House. In a recent phone interview from campaign...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[One Florida County May Hold Key to Election]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/hillsborough-county-america-s-benchmark-20120622?page=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the molten core of the political universe, the hottest battleground in the biggest battleground state. Since 1960, Hillsborough County has called every single presidential election except for one&#194;&#151;and there&#194;&#146;s no reason to think that voters here won&#194;&#146;t do it again.Look around...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney's Health Care Scare Averted?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/romney-s-health-care-scare-averted-20120404</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney&rsquo;s trio of victories Tuesday could mark the moment when he vanquished one of the biggest ghosts haunting his primary campaign: Romneycare.The homestretch before Tuesday&rsquo;s vote coincided with the highly publicized Supreme Court hearings over President Obama&rsquo;s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mitt Romney: Fortune's Favorite?]]></title>
							<link>http://nationaljournal.com/politics/mitt-romney-fortune-s-favorite--20111110</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re wondering why Mitt Romney -- despite a health care record that&rsquo;s anathema to the Republican party, a history of flip-flopping on issues dear to conservatives, and an awkward style on the stump -- is viewed as the most likely GOP nominee in 2012, the answer can be...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Romney's Hypocrisy on Immigration a Liability?]]></title>
							<link>http://nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/is-romney-s-immigration-stance-old-news-or-a-potential-vulnerability--20110930</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney&mdash;whose attacks on rival Rick Perry for backing college tuition breaks for children of illegal immigrants have hit a nerve with conservatives&mdash;has tripped over the immigration issue himself.While consistently decrying "amnesty,''...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Honeymoon Over for Front-Runner Perry]]></title>
							<link>http://nationaljournal.com/politics/gop-to-perry-honeymoon-over-20110924</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO &ndash; After 43 days as a presidential candidate, Rick Perry&rsquo;s honeymoon is officially over.His lame second-place finish Saturday to the charismatic but little-known corporate executive Herman Cain in a straw poll of Florida Republicans, preceded by an equally lame...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President's Allies: Time to Wake Up]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/obama-allies-time-to-wake-up-20110914</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Crushing defeats for the Democratic party in two special congressional elections on Tuesday, an economy that&rsquo;s showing no signs of revival, and Obama&rsquo;s declining approval ratings have become too much to defend, even for some of the party&rsquo;s most zealous spin doctors. The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dwindling Support From Independents for Obama]]></title>
							<link>http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2011/07/pew-poll-obamas.php</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Dwindling support from independents has cost President Obama his onetime edge over a generic Republican opponent, according to a  poll by the Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press that  found voters evenly split over his reelection.The survey showed 41 percent favor Obama...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bill McCollum, Rick Scott Face Off in Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/02/1758455/a-former-front-runner-takes-the.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Down in the polls and running out of time and money, Bill McCollum desperately needed a game-changing moment in Monday's debate with his surging rival for governor, Rick Scott.   It never came, though McCollum delivered a more polished performance in the first of only two matchups...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Unexpected Obstacles Hinder Meek's Campaign]]></title>
							<link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/18/1736629/unexpected-obstacles-hinder-meeks.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Beth Reinhard</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Up early Sunday for a 12-hour campaign marathon through South Florida, Democrat Senate candidate Kendrick Meek said he saw three commercials for his deep-pocketed rival before he could even get out the door.   It's been that kind of hard-knocks campaign for Meek, who got into the race 18...]]></description>
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