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							<title><![CDATA[Founders Put God at Center of Declaration of Independence]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5383838-the-founders-put-god-at-the-center-of-the-declaration-of-independence/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Today is synonymous with fireworks, flags, parades and barbecues, but'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 33 percent'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of Americans do not plan to celebrate the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 249th birthday. National pride has'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' fallen to record lows, and a 2023 poll found that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 41 percent'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of Americans do not know the meaning of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Reasons American Decline May Be Irreversible]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4414582-five-reasons-american-decline-appears-irreversible/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidates often warn that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' America is declining, and that only they can stop its demise. Former President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' believes that the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' national decline halted'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' during his term in office and will stop again when he is reelected.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Most Important &lsquo;What-Ifs&rsquo; of 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4370711-the-most-important-what-ifs-of-2024/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As I was writing this piece, the news broke that the Colorado Supreme Court had ruled former President Trump is ineligible to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot, citing the Constitution'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 14th Amendment insurrection clause.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Six Women Who Could Disrupt the 2024 Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4216410-six-women-who-could-disrupt-the-2024-presidential-race/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two unpopular men with a combined age of 158 years are on track to lead the two major parties'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' presidential tickets. Yet the 2024 election campaign cycle also sees six women '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' two Democrats and four Republicans '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' uniquely positioned to affect the outcome.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DeSantis, Quit Now and Save Yourself for DeFuture]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/4095487-ron-desantis-quit-now-and-save-yourself-for-defuture/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[History shows that winning the White House is a super marathon for some presidential aspirants.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP's 'Pardon Me' Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4051575-the-gops-pardon-me-primary/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The pardon me issue will continue to loom large, suffocating the GOP primary if Trump is indicted for Jan. 6-related federal crimes and 2020 Georgia election meddling.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Five Reasons To Dread the 2024 Presidential Election]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3912462-five-reasons-to-dread-the-2024-presidential-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last month'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Hill reported, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Seven issues that will define the 2024 election'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Social Security and Medicare; education; abortion; foreign policy; immigration; LGBTQ-related concerns; and crime. Although fiscally critical, divisive and emotional, these hot-button...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[These 6 States Will Determine the 2024 Presidential Election]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3870203-these-6-states-will-determine-the-2024-presidential-election/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In politics, always expect the unexpected, and historical voting data only acts as a guide.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Does Trump vs. DeSantis End?]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3850121-how-does-trump-vs-desantis-end/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The predominant and looming primary questions are, What happens if Trump loses? And Will Trump take the traditional path and support the presidential nominee for the good of the party?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Are China and Russia Already at War With Us?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/12/09/are_china_and_russian_already_at_war_with_us_146859.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Eighty years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, my Japanese-brand SUV (made in Liberty, Ohio) is parked next to my husband'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s competing-brand SUV (made in Hiroshima, of all places). In my mind, I hear President Roosevelt'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s iconic voice saying, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'December 7, 1941, a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[MAGA Radio Star Explains 'Jan. 6 Flag' Controversy at VA Rally]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/10/21/maga_radio_star_explains_jan_6_flag_controversy_at_va_rally_146601.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Question: How did a campaign rally near Richmond, Va., attended by approximately 450 people, generate nearly a week's worth of national media attention and potentially impact a closely watched gubernatorial race?
Answer: The Oct. 13 rally in the town of Glen Allen had offered MAGA '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Two Unique, Powerful Forces Will Influence the Midterms]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/25/two_unique_powerful_forces_will_influence_the_midterms_146466.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the 2022 midterm elections had an official soundtrack, it would be the ominous music from the 1975 movie '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Jaws.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 
Although the election is 13 months away, mounting intensity feels like great white sharks are circling our national boat with a convergence of two powerful,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Club Leader: 45 Unlikely to Run and Should Back DeSantis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/10/trump_club_leader_45_unlikely_to_run_and_should_back_desantis_146381.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[No incumbent or former U.S. president had ever inspired fan clubs until Donald J. Trump came along. Faithful MAGA voters motivated by a combination of the former president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s policies, his in-your-face attitude, and personal magnetism banded together in his name and formed numerous...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Remove Ron' Creatively Fabricates a DeSantis-Trump Clash]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/05/remove_ron_creatively_fabricates_a_desantis-trump_clash_146195.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[File this discussion under '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Zany 40-second political ad/opposition mind-games.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' That is an apt description of a web ad recently reported by Axios under the headline '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'Ron's coming for you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';': New ad pits DeSantis against Trump for donor dollars.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Socialist Leanings, Lax Work Ethic: A Vexing Youth Recipe]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/30/socialist_leanings_lax_work_ethic_a_vexing_youth_recipe_146012.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Data from a recent poll and an economic report open a troubling window on '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the perceptions and behaviors of the American people, particularly those under age 24. Although unrelated to each other, the poll and the report point to a downward spiral in economic attitudes that is well...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Our Greatest National Crisis? Denying the Great Debt Crisis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/10/our_greatest_national_crisis_denying_the_great_debt_crisis_145899.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Remember the 2012 Republican National Convention? Back then, the national debt problem was so fundamental to the GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s platform that the convention'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s set design showcased a debt clock ticking away in real-time, edging closer to $16 trillion.
Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What If 'Domestic FDR' Biden Becomes 'Wartime FDR' Too?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/30/what_if_domestic_fdr_biden_becomes_wartime_fdr_too.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s affinity for President Franklin D. Roosevelt is well documented. Both men took office during unprecedented economic crises and sought vast historical expansions of government programs and spending to address the turmoil.
During Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first address to a joint...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Does the GOP's Future Depend on Voters Over 65?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/01/does_the_gops_future_depend_on_voters_over_65.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a political observer and loyal Republican for nearly a half-century, I know well the GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s dependence on senior voters heading toward the 2022 midterm elections. But is it an over-dependence? 
Over the last four presidential elections, the Republican candidate won 65-plus voters...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Age Group Patterns Explain GOP's Popular Vote Losses]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/19/age_group_patterns_explain_gops_popular_vote_losses_145434.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In 2020 the Republican Party broke its own record by losing the presidential popular vote for the fourth consecutive election. The previous GOP record was three elections beginning in 1992 when Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush and ending in 2004 when President George W....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump vs. DeSantis: 2024 Clash of Heavyweights Starts Early]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/26/trump_vs_desantis_2024_clash_of_heavyweights_starts_early_145307.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Politically speaking, this is the best and worst of times to be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s start with best: Midway through his first term, the Sunshine State governor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s local and national trajectory aligns with a SpaceX rocket launched from Florida'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Space Coast --...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Jan. 6's Impact Will Equate to 9/11, JFK Assassination]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/22/why_jan_6s_impact_will_equate_to_911_jfk_assassination.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'benefit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' to being an aging baby boomer is a historical perspective on catastrophic postwar tragedies that changed everything. By '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'everything,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' I mean events that so dramatically altered the course of history in one 24-hour period that the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'day after'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020's Never Before (and Never Again?) Milestones]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/30/2020s_never_before_and_never_again_milestones_144937.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve all been deluged with lists of 2020 winners, losers, and reasons why everyone is saying good riddance to this challenging, tragic, chaotic, and unusual year.
This one has a different slant: Five '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'never before and never again'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' phenomena unique to 2020. (Yes, I know...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Inaugural Attendance Matters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/17/trump_inaugural_attendance_matters_144868.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At noon on Jan. 20, 2021, Donald J. Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential term expires. Whether he plans to attend Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s inauguration is the subject of much speculation, even amusement, but important consequences hang in the balance. We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re left to wonder: Will the great American...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Roger Stone on His Conviction, Trump, Vote Fraud, and Faith]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/11/25/roger_stone_on_his_conviction_trump_vote_fraud_and_faith_144725.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Anyone who follows politics is familiar with the long, colorful career of Roger Stone. On Feb. 20, that career reached its nadir when the unconventional Republican operative'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' was'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' sentenced'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to 40 months in prison for lying to Congress, obstruction, and witness tampering. Widely...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can the GOP Face Up to Changing Demographics?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/11/11/can_the_gop_face_up_to_changing_demographics_144635.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'If Republicans don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t challenge and change the U.S. election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' Sen. Lindsey Graham on Fox News Channel, Nov. 8, 2020.
The South Carolina senator was specifically addressing why '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'President...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With GOP Voters, Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;Likability&rsquo; Is, and Is Not, a Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/24/with_gop_voters_trumps_likability_is_and_is_not_a_problem__144519.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'But you can tell the story of why this year might genuinely be different as well! In particular, you can see how there may be many Republican-leaning voters who genuinely like his [Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s] policies but dislike him personally on such a visceral level that they cannot bring...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Feb. 5, 2020: A Date of GOP Infamy if Trump Loses, Senate Shifts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/16/feb_5_2020_a_date_of_gop_infamy_if_trump_loses_senate_shifts_144463.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since 1975, I have remained a proud, loyal member of the Republican Party through decades of winning and losing. But with Election Day fast approaching, my requested mail-in ballot from the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most decisive battleground state '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' Florida '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' remains unopened after nearly...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is 'October Surprise' an Outdated Concept in Crazy 2020?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/01/is_october_surprise_an_outdated_concept_in_crazy_2020.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Welcome to October of a presidential election year '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' time to be on the lookout for an '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'October surprise.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' However, in 2020 one could argue that this traditionally anticipated and often feared clich'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('©').';' of a concept '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'surprise'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' powerful enough to change...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Hispanic Vote Is Growing in Power]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/18/how_the_hispanic_vote_is_growing_in_power.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Those who follow politics know that the future is uncertain for an overwhelmingly white Republican Party, due to clear-cut demographic trends. Voters who identify with the GOP are more likely to be male, over age 50, have no college degree, live in rural areas, and worship as...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Trump TV' as Plan B: How an Election Loss Could Win Big]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/11/trump_tv_as_plan_b_how_an_election_loss_could_win_big_144175.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Myra Adams</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week in September 2016, I wrote a report headlined '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Confirmed by Trump insider: 'Trump TV' is Plan B after election.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
Four years later, but not confirmed by any '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Trump insiders,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' the same conclusion seems appropriate for similar reasons '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' it makes both good...]]></description>
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