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<title><![CDATA[Jason Linkins - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/21468.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Jason Linkins]]></description><category domain="21468">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Dems: Make Peace With Becoming a Little Radical]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/democrats-make-peace-with-becoming-a-little-radical/ar-AA2bdrOy</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As I said a few weeks ago, I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t really believe a lot of the hype about the Democratic primaries this year. I don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t think that the United States is in the throes of a socialist revolution that will decimate the moderates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hang Elon Musk Around Susan Collins' Neck]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hang-elon-musk-around-susan-collins-s-neck/ar-AA29HLpN</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Musk'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s close-up involvement with Susan Collins should come at a high cost to the incumbent senator.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America's 250th Celebration Is Trump's Lost Cause]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/america-s-250th-celebration-is-donald-trump-s-lost-cause/ar-AA26EXWD</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re closing in on July Fourth and the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 250th birthday, and right on time, the all-knowing digital algorithm deposited a memory from 2015 on my screen: That year, burning the Confederate flag on Independence Day was in vogue, sparked by the mass shooting at the Emanuel...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democrats Just Laid Down Their Arms. Again.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-just-laid-down-arms-100000521.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about how the far right'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s capture of governing institutions like the Supreme Court has put Democrats in the jackpot, forcing them to make some hard choices.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When Will Dems Decide To Join the Resistance?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/when-will-democrats-decide-to-join-the-resistance/ar-AA1VRYhe</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lately I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve been wondering what it might be like for the residents of the embattled Twin Cities to receive one of those trademark email solicitations from the Democratic Party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Minneapolis Is Fighting for Everyone]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/residents-minneapolis-fighting-us-110000741.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For as long as Donald Trump has'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' deployed his ICE brownshirts'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in the '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Democrat'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' cities he so despises, Americans have been out in the streets, confronting his masked goons and making sure the rest of the world sees what'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s going on. One of the first witness videos I saw...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Impeaching Donald Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/case-impeaching-donald-trump-110000731.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I think'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Philadelphia Inquirer'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' columnist Will Bunch has'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' summed up the past week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in American life more succinctly than I ever could: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'We are going to look back fondly on 2025 as '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'the sane year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' of Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second term.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pritzker Just Set Himself Apart From All Other Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/jb-pritzker-just-set-himself-100000700.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Finally Have a Plan. Sort Of]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-finally-plan-attack-trump-100000038.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first six months of Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second presidency have been a master class in what he truly excels at:'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' wanton misrule. With an absence of adult minders and a determination to run roughshod over all of the democratic guardrails that have historically only been propped up by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Learning From the People of Los Angeles]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-the-democrats-must-learn-from-the-people-of-los-angeles/ar-AA1GHsmf</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The only real surprise about the clashes in Los Angeles is that anyone is surprised by them. Of course Donald Trump, in an attempt to get his moribund deportation numbers up, sent masked goons to indiscriminately snatch undocumented immigrants from their workplaces; he long ago made...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have an Age-Old Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/the-democrats-have-an-age-old-problem/ar-AA1Eykgf</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It goes without saying that Democratic voters have developed some grave misgivings about the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s gerontological bent. Well before President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s advanced age took him out of the 2024 presidential race, a Pew poll found that 79 percent of Americans favored some kind...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Senator Who Silenced the Centrists]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-democratic-senator-who-silenced-the-centrist-naysayers/ar-AA1DENYN</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve said it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' once, I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ve said it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'well,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' two'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' or'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' three'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' other times, at least: Democrats have found themselves in a content-creation war with the Trumpian right. And this pitched battle isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t being fought on your grandfather'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s media landscape....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have More Power Than They Realize]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-more-power-realize-110000997.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They can't just wait for Trump's screw-ups to bring him down.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Does Harris Realize the Never Trump Moment Is Over?]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/187526/never-trump-moment-over-harris</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters in Pennsylvania aren't warming to the Kamala and Cheney show. Perhaps this alliance has reached a natural end point.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Key Arguments Harris Needs To Make in Final Days]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/187068/harris-closing-argument-2024-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here are some ideas to help Democrats close the deal with the widest possible swath of persuadable voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Replacing Biden Could Break the Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/179240/democrats-brokered-convention-replace-biden-2024</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Those who want to replace Biden on the 2024 ticket are glossing over the brutality and chaos that would ensure.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Look Who's Defying the Supreme Court Now]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/175071/defying-supreme-court-voting-rights</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans haven't lost too often at the high court of late'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'but when they do, they're sore losers indeed.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2024 Election Cycle Enters Its Summer of Discontent]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/174840/biden-trump-desantis-2024-primary</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It seems like the primaries are over before they even began'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and people are feeling unsatisfied.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Debt Ceiling Deal Mortgage Dems' Future in DC?]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/173048/debt-ceiling-deal-democrats-future</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers might once again forestall a debt default, but not without teaching the GOP that they can get away with holding the economy hostage.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's 2024 GOP Opponents Are Caught in His Trap]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/172278/trump-2024-primary-opponents-trap</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Do they even realize the contradiction at the heart of their candidacies?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Would Have Booted  Feinstein by Now]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/172118/dianne-feinstein-judiciary-committee-logjam</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Biden's agenda will be imperiled unless Democrats summon the courage to end this madness.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Only Debt Ceiling Deal Is No Deal at All]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/170381/debt-ceiling-deal-biden-mccarthy</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Biden made a vow never to repeat the Obama administration's worst mistake. His resolve is now being put to a test.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Viral Stupidity of Politicians' TikTok Bans]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/169875/viral-stupidity-political-tiktok-bans</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers across the country are looking to kill off the social media platform for many of the same sins that Big Tech commits regularly.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden&rsquo;s Democracy Argument Worked]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/feeds/167829/power-mad</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The pundits thought the Democratic Party's closing argument for the midterms was going to end in certain disaster. Swing and a miss!]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The January 6 Committee Can&rsquo;t Win an Election]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/post/168246/january-6-committee-2022-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The congressional investigation into the Capitol Riot accomplished much, but it was never a good vehicle to deliver the midterms to the Democrats.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Right's Slandering of Merrick Garland]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/167388/merrick-garland-warrant-doj-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The right's spent the better part of the week trying to paint the attorney general as a despot. Those charges won't stick.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Should Promise Voters 'the Good Life']]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/166760/democrats-good-life-messaging-keynes</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[We heard Democrats were having messaging problems. Here's a solution.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Must Make Republicans Take Some Tough Votes]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/165027/democrats-2022-legislation-tough-votes</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The worst political fight is the one you never start.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Criticizing Joe Biden a Danger to Democracy?]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/164680/media-criticize-biden-washington-post-milbank</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As concerns mount over the future of free and fair elections, a debate has broken out about whether the media must protect Biden to save the republic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Are Freaking Out About the 2022 Midterms. Good!]]></title>
							<link>https://newrepublic.com/article/163177/democrats-worried-2022-midterms-polls</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Jason Linkins</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party is rightly worried about polls showing Republican gains. The solution is to stop talking about doing things and start actually doing them.]]></description>
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