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<title><![CDATA[Steve Peoples - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/21296.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Steve Peoples]]></description><category domain="21296">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[DeSantis Set To Make Presidential Campaign Announcement, Formalizing Trump Rivalry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/05/24/desantis_set_to_make_presidential_campaign_announcement_formalizing_trump_rivalry_149273.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Florida Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis, an outspoken cultural conservative long seen as'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s leading rival'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' for the Republican nomination, is set to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday.
The 44-year-old Republican governor plans to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Reelection Bid Faces Resistance From Some Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/03/06/biden_reelection_bid_faces_resistance_from_some_democrats_148943.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LACONIA, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Steve Shurtleff was at'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president.
He repeatedly trekked across the state with Biden to court primary voters. And when Biden ultimately won the presidency, it was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP's Hard-Line Tactics on Migrants Refocus Midterm Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/09/21/gops_hard-line_tactics_on_migrants_refocus_midterm_debate_148214.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' They'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' delivered migrants on planes and buses'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to Washington, D.C., New York City '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' even Martha'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Vineyard. And the Republican governors of Florida and Texas may be just getting started.
Govs. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas insist...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Florida Democrats Choose Rep. Crist To Challenge DeSantis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/08/24/florida_democrats_choose_rep_crist_to_challenge_desantis_148091.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. Rep.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Charlie Crist'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' won the Democratic nomination for governor in Florida, setting him up to challenge Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' this fall in a campaign that the Republican incumbent sees as the first step toward a potential White House run.
In selecting Crist on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DeSantis Rival To Emerge From High-Stakes Florida Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/08/23/desantis_rival_to_emerge_from_high-stakes_florida_primary_148086.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Florida Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is poised to learn the identity of his general election opponent on Tuesday as Democrats choose between a man who spent a lifetime in politics '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' much of it as a Republican '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and a woman casting herself as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'something new'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cheney Braces for Loss as Trump Tested in Wyoming and Alaska]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/08/16/cheney_braces_for_loss_as_trump_tested_in_wyoming_and_alaska_148057.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Wyoming Rep.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Liz Cheney,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a leader in the Republican resistance to former President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump, is fighting to save her seat in the U.S. House on Tuesday as voters weigh in on the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' direction of the GOP.
Cheney'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s team is bracing for a loss against a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What to Watch in Primaries in Colorado, Illinois, Elsewhere]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/28/what_to_watch_in_primaries_in_colorado_illinois_elsewhere_147815.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Seven states are set to host'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' primary elections'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.
This week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominating contests could offer the first clues as to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[More Than 1M Voters Switch to GOP in Warning for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/27/more_than_1m_voters_switch_to_gop_in_warning_for_dems_147806.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.
More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Some Democrats Voting in GOP Primaries to Block Trump Picks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/05/31/some_democrats_voting_in_gop_primaries_to_block_trump_picks_147673.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Diane Murray struggled with her decision all the way up to Election Day.
But when the time came, the 54-year-old Georgia Democrat cast a ballot in last week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Republican primary for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. While state law allowed her to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican 'Unforced Errors' Threaten Path to Senate Control]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/07/republican_unforced_errors_threaten_path_to_senate_control_147292.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s path to the Senate majority.
Arizona'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Republican Gov. Doug Ducey dealt his party its...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[&lsquo;The Brand Is So Toxic&rsquo;: Dems Fear Extinction in Rural U.S.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/02/17/the_brand_is_so_toxic_dems_fear_extinction_in_rural_us_147207.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Some Democrats here in rural Pennsylvania are afraid to tell you they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re Democrats.
The party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s brand is so toxic in the small towns 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh that some liberals have removed bumper stickers and yard signs and refuse to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The DNC Chair's 'Challenging' Bid To Avert Midterm Defeat]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/15/the_dnc_chairs_challenging_bid_to_avert_midterm_defeat_146737.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not particularly close to the White House. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s never won statewide office or a seat in Congress. And just last year,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' he lost a high-profile Senate race'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by double digits.
But if you ask him, Jaime Harrison will tell you he is uniquely prepared'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to lead a Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Easily Won Virginia. Why Is McAuliffe Struggling?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/10/28/biden_easily_won_virginia_why_is_mcauliffe_struggling_146646.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ROANOKE, Va. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' As'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Terry McAuliffe'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' made his case for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia this summer, he argued the state wanted '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'seasoned'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' leadership. The former governor, like the new President Joe Biden, had broad appeal that would keep up...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Youngkin&rsquo;s School Warnings Intensify GOP&rsquo;s Suburban Push]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/10/25/youngkins_school_warnings_intensify_gops_suburban_push_146619.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ASHLAND, Va. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Glenn Youngkin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' wants voters in Virginia to hear an urgent message: Your children are in danger.
In a speech in Northern Virginia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s suburbs last week, the Republican candidate for governor highlighted the murky case of a student who allegedly committed...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cuomo Allegations Leave Democrats Grappling With Response]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/02/cuomo_allegations_leave_democrats_grappling_with_response_145331.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s response to the exploding pandemic last year.
Now, the Democratic governor is struggling through a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lincoln Project Founders Raked In Cash While Protecting John Weaver]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/11/lincoln_project_founders_raked_in_cash_while_protecting_john_weaver_145228.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.
Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Never Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' organizations. The group tried to claim a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Warnock Makes History With Senate Win as Dems Near Majority]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/06/warnock_makes_history_with_senate_win_as_dems_near_majority_144975.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' two Senate runoffs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s history and putting the Senate majority within the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s reach.
A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Decision Day in Georgia With Senate Majority at Stake]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/05/decision_day_in_georgia_with_senate_majority_at_stake_144968.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Georgia voters are set to decide the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s capacity to enact what may be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Republicans...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[One Month Out, Battered Trump Campaign Faces Big Challenges]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/05/one_month_out_battered_trump_campaign_faces_big_challenges_144367.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s long-hidden tax returns leaked out. His first debate performance ignited a firestorm over white supremacy. He was hospitalized for COVID-19 after months of playing down the threat of a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Hopeful Supreme Court Battle Will Help Shift Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/21/gop_hopeful_supreme_court_battle_will_help_shift_election_144258.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Four years ago, the allure of conservative Supreme Court appointments helped persuade skeptical Republicans to support Donald Trump for president. Two years ago, a contentious clash over Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s choice of Brett Kavanaugh for the court was credited with...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Faces Worries That Latino Support Slipping in Florida]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/14/biden_faces_worries_that_latino_support_slipping_in_florida_144196.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MIAMI (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Sen. Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' motorcade raced past Colombian neighborhoods and made a quick stop for takeout in Doral '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' or '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Doral-zuela'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' as it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s known locally because of its large Venezuelan population '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' before speeding through the Cuban stronghold...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Choice of Running Mate Matters More Than Usual This Year]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/10/why_choice_of_running_mate_matters_more_than_usual_this_year_143921.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' For all the secrecy and speculation that typically surrounds the search for a vice presidential candidate, the decision rarely sways an election. But ahead of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s imminent announcement, this year could be different.
At a minimum, the decision will...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Group Looks to Close Trump-Biden Enthusiasm Gap]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/22/democratic_group_looks_to_close_trump-biden_enthusiasm_gap_143773.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump may be losing, but that doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t mean'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is winning.
At least that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the concern of a pro-Democrat super PAC embracing a new strategy backed by $15 million in online ads to help close the nagging enthusiasm gap between the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Eyes GOP Supporters While Trump Focuses on His Base]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/20/biden_eyes_gop_supporters_while_trump_focuses_on_his_base_143756.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the four months since'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s divergent and often warring factions. As the closing stretch of the campaign nears, that effort will expand to include Republicans disaffected...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Jobs Surge: Trump Sees Sunshine, Biden &lsquo;No Victory Yet&rsquo;]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/03/us_jobs_surge_trump_sees_sunshine_biden_no_victory_yet_143619.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The U.S. economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history.
U.S. unemployment is at one of its worst points since the Great Depression.
Both are true.
As Republicans and Democrats fought to spin Thursday'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s jobs numbers to their advantage, both sides...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Rally Highlights Vulnerabilities Heading Into Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/22/trump_rally_highlights_vulnerabilities_heading_into_election_143509.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White House.
Instead, his'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' weekend rally'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in Oklahoma...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Team Targets Democratic Advantage With People of Color]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/18/trump_team_targets_democratic_advantage_with_people_of_color_142981.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(AP) -- For the majority of people of color who believe Donald Trump is a racist unworthy of reelection, the Republican president can point to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Alice Marie Johnson.
The 64-year-old African American great-grandmother spent 21 years in prison for a nonviolent drug offense before Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders May Have Learned Wrong Lessons From 2016]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/12/sanders_may_have_learned_wrong_lessons_from_2016_142643.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders pledged to harness the energy from his first campaign to turn out more voters in 2020. He would build a coalition of black, young and working-class voters who were energized by his transformative vision for America to build a broad coalition that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Labor Union Unveils $150 Million Campaign to Boost Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/28/labor_union_unveils_150_million_campaign_to_boost_democrats_142521.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' One of the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s largest labor unions is unveiling plans to invest $150 million in a nationwide campaign to help defeat President Donald Trump, a sweeping effort focused on eight battleground states and voters of color who typically don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t vote.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Revolution or Realism? NH Tests Democrats&rsquo; Call for Change]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/11/revolution_or_realism_nh_tests_democrats_call_for_change_142365.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Steve Peoples</author>
							<description><![CDATA[HANOVER, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' New Hampshire voters are poised Tuesday to re-order the field of Democratic'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' presidential candidates. But as important, they will also send a message about what kind of change they want their party to stand for to challenge President Donald Trump.
Will it be...]]></description>
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