<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> 
<rss version="2.0"> 
 <channel> 
<title><![CDATA[Alex Isenstadt - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/20100.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Alex Isenstadt]]></description><category domain="20100">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Interview: Musk Says DOGE May Be Here to Stay]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/elon-musk-doge-interview</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/elon-musk-doge-interview]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump and His MAGA Allies Turn Their Fire on Haley]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/trump-ads-nikki-haley-00134175</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/trump-ads-nikki-haley-00134175]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump campaign and its allied super PAC are spending a combined $4.5 million on anti-Nikki Haley ads.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA['I Killed Him': How Trump Torpedoed Emmer's Bid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/i-killed-him-how-trump-torpedoed-tom-emmers-speaker-bid-00123329</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/i-killed-him-how-trump-torpedoed-tom-emmers-speaker-bid-00123329]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Just when the congressman thought he had neutralized Trump, the former president lowered the boom.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump's First '24 Rally Has a Familiar Feel]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/25/trumps-first-24-rally-has-a-familiar-feel-anger-and-attacks-on-his-tormentors-00088842</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/25/trumps-first-24-rally-has-a-familiar-feel-anger-and-attacks-on-his-tormentors-00088842]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former president went to Waco and played the hits.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[RNC Commissions 'Review' of Party Tactics After Midterm]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/29/rnc-tactics-disappointing-midterm-results-00071065</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/29/rnc-tactics-disappointing-midterm-results-00071065]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party also launched a new advisory commission in response to the election results.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story of How Ice Cube Joined Forces With Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/ice-cube-trump-partnership-429713</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/15/ice-cube-trump-partnership-429713]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An unlikely partnership on a plan to lift Black Americans economically was months in the making.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA['Super Bowl' of Politics: Why the Debate Is So Crucial]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/28/why-the-debate-is-crucial-for-trump-and-biden-422319</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/28/why-the-debate-is-crucial-for-trump-and-biden-422319]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It might be the last chance for Trump to shake up a race that's been remarkably stable.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Yes, Trump's Reelection Is Plausible, But...]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/16/trump-2020-reelection-086033</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/16/trump-2020-reelection-086033]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As impulsive and erratic as the president may be, his campaign is relying on the same advantages that helped reelect George W. Bush and Barack Obama.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Dem Meltdown in VA Draws Trump Campaign's Attention]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/29/trump-virginia-elections-1243100#431</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/29/trump-virginia-elections-1243100#431]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Democratic meltdown draws the president's attention.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Fears Florida Wipeout]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/26/trump-florida-senate-2018-senate-governor-941802</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/26/trump-florida-senate-2018-senate-governor-941802]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is mounting an 11th-hour effort to head off high-profile losses for governor and Senate in his adopted home state.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Will Sasse Go the Way of Flake and Corker?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/09/sasse-trump-republican-senate-never-702071</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/09/sasse-trump-republican-senate-never-702071]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Republican senator and persistent Trump critic stokes speculation about his intentions with a soon-to-publish book and new nonprofit.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[NeverTrumper Sanford Brought Down by Republican Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/13/sanford-trump-south-carolina-primary-643515</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/13/sanford-trump-south-carolina-primary-643515]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The South Carolina congressman and former governor stuck to his principles in taking on the president til the bitter end.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Weigh Drastic Plan to Save AL Senate Seat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/roy-moore-republicans-alabama-senate-244961</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/15/roy-moore-republicans-alabama-senate-244961]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The move, one one of several long-shot options under consideration, would seek to trigger a new election.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[AL Race Spells Trouble for Republican Establishment in '18]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/27/alabama-republicans-moore-midterms-strange-243188</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/27/alabama-republicans-moore-midterms-strange-243188]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Insurgent Roy Moore'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rout of incumbent GOP Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s special election Tuesday has senior Republicans bracing for a wave of resource-draining primaries across the map that could undermine their best-laid plans to defeat Democrats in 2018]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Repeal Foes Face Major Blowback]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/gop-repeal-foes-face-blowback-after-healthcare-losses-240700</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/gop-repeal-foes-face-blowback-after-healthcare-losses-240700]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Angry conservatives promise primary challenges.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[WH Ponders Reorganization After Health Bill Debacle]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/white-house-reshuffle-health-care-236772</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/white-house-reshuffle-health-care-236772]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Less than three months into Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s White House, top advisers are exploring organizational changes to stabilize an administration consumed by crisis and chaos. Following the failure to advance health-care legislation, senior officials, including Vice President Mike Pence,...]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Supportive Super PACs Revving up for Final Stretch]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/trump-super-pac-rebuilding-america-now-228213</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/trump-super-pac-rebuilding-america-now-228213]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Rebuilding America Now is taking a unique approach.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[GOP: Republican Leaders Consider Rewriting Convention Rules]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/republican-leaders-consider-rewriting-convention-rules-221972</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/republican-leaders-consider-rewriting-convention-rules-221972]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The new rules would throw more power to the individual delegates and away from a powerful convention chair.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Jeb Taps Bush Alumni for Early-State Push]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/jeb-bush-george-alums-216622</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/jeb-bush-george-alums-216622]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How the former Florida governor, once shy about his famous last name, is leaning on his family's network.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump To Bypass RNC Event]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/donald-trump-republican-national-committee-216519</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/donald-trump-republican-national-committee-216519]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He had been slated to attend a fundraiser Wednesday.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Sheldon Adelson Warms to Marco Rubio]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/marco-rubio-sheldon-adelson-donors-2016-214680</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/marco-rubio-sheldon-adelson-donors-2016-214680]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An endorsement could come as early as the end of this month, sources close to the casino magnate say.]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[John Kasich Courts Congress]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/john-kasich-2016-congress-213521</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/john-kasich-2016-congress-213521]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[State GOP Leaders Plot to Tie Donald Trump's Hands]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/state-gop-leaders-plot-to-tie-donald-trumps-hands-121696.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/state-gop-leaders-plot-to-tie-donald-trumps-hands-121696.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[John Kasich, Back on Capitol Hill, Fends off Doubts About 2016]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/john-kasich-back-on-capitol-hill-fends-off-doubts-about-2016-119829.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/john-kasich-back-on-capitol-hill-fends-off-doubts-about-2016-119829.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Walker Aims to Blaze Midwestern Trail to White House]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/walker-aims-to-blaze-midwestern-trail-to-white-house-119755.html?hp=t4_r</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/walker-aims-to-blaze-midwestern-trail-to-white-house-119755.html?hp=t4_r]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Chris Christie to Announce 2016 Bid as Early as Next Week]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/chris-christie-2016-bid-announcement-119354.html?hp=lc1_4</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/chris-christie-2016-bid-announcement-119354.html?hp=lc1_4]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[John Kasich Signs 2 Top GOP Consultants]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/kasich-signs-2-top-gop-consultants-118808.html?hp=l4_4</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/kasich-signs-2-top-gop-consultants-118808.html?hp=l4_4]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Jeb Bush Shakes up His Campaign Team]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/jeb-bush-shakes-up-his-campaign-team-118764.html?hp=rc2_4</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/jeb-bush-shakes-up-his-campaign-team-118764.html?hp=rc2_4]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Ben Carson Wins SRLC straw poll]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/carson-wins-srlc-straw-poll-118248.html?hp=t1_r</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/carson-wins-srlc-straw-poll-118248.html?hp=t1_r]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Scott Walker's crisis of faith]]></title>
							<link>http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/scott-walkers-crisis-of-faith-117937.html</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/scott-walkers-crisis-of-faith-117937.html]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Isenstadt</author>
							<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
						</item></channel>
		</rss>