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<title><![CDATA[Nicholas Riccardi - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/21638.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Nicholas Riccardi]]></description><category domain="21638">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Deports Hundreds of Illegal Criminal Gang Members from Venezuela Even as a Judge Orders Their Removals Be Stopped]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/03/16/trump_administration_deports_hundreds_of_immigrants_even_as_a_judge_orders_their_removals_be_stopped_152512.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' order'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Primary Takeaways: Abortion Politics, DeSantis Flexes Muscle]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/08/24/primary_takeaways_abortion_politics_desantis_flexes_muscle_148090.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' learned who his'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democratic challenger'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' will be this fall. The impact of redistricting was on full display. Democrats sorted through rivalries amongst themselves. And abortion may give Democrats a lifeline in an otherwise rough November.
The most intense...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats, Republicans Fight to a Redistricting Stalemate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/03/democrats_republicans_fight_to_a_redistricting_stalemate_147693.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After nearly a year of partisan battles, number-crunching and lawsuits, the once-a-decade congressional'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' redistricting'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' cycle is ending in a draw.
That leaves Republicans positioned to win control of the House of Representatives even if they come up just short of winning a majority of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Gains in Legislative Maps Might Not Last Long]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/03/21/democratic_gains_in_legislative_maps_might_not_last_long_147356.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' surprising advantage Democrats gained'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' during the torturous process of rewriting the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s congressional maps may be short-lived, creating the potential for more frequent clashes over how political power should be distributed across the United States.
As...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Make Surprising Inroads in Redistricting Fight]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/01/24/democrats_make_surprising_inroads_in_redistricting_fight_147085.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats braced for disaster when state legislatures began'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' redrawing congressional maps, fearing that Republican dominance of statehouses would tilt power away from them for the next decade.
But as the redistricting process reaches its final stages, that anxiety...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gerrymandering Surges as States Redraw Maps for House Seats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/11/12/gerrymandering_surges_as_states_redraw_maps_for_house_seats_146733.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[North Carolina Republicans are well positioned to pick up at least two House seats in next year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s election '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s not because the state is getting redder.
The state remains a perennial battleground, closely split between Democrats and Republicans in elections. In the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats See a Midterm Map in California Recall Success]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/16/democrats_see_a_midterm_map_in_california_recall_success_146421.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Few Democrats were surprised to see Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom swat down a Republican-driven recall campaign in bright-blue California. But they were pleased with how he did it.
By making the race into a referendum on former President Donald Trump and his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With McCain in Mind, Sinema Reaches for Bipartisanship]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/07/08/with_mccain_in_mind_sinema_reaches_for_bipartisanship_146053.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' More than for her shock of purple hair or unpredictable votes,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is perhaps best known for doing the unthinkable in Washington: She spends time on the Republican side of the aisle.
Not only does she pass her days chatting up the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Takeaways From First Night of the Democratic Convention]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/18/5_takeaways_from_first_night_of_the_democratic_convention_143992.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nominating Joe Biden as its candidate for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Election Results Are Delayed Again. Get Used to It.]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/25/election_results_are_delayed_again_get_used_to_it_143542.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kentucky and New York had primaries Tuesday, but the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' winners of the closest races'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' probably won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t be known until next week. What'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s going on?
Get used to it. Slow vote counts and delayed results are a feature of elections during the pandemic and are likely to continue into...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Parties Mine Wisconsin for Clues to Voting in the Virus Era]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/15/parties_mine_wisconsin_for_clues_to_voting_in_the_virus_era_142948.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democrats overcame legal confusion, safety concerns and presidential influence to pull off a win in Wisconsin this week, and both parties are mining the results for lessons on how to mobilize voters during a pandemic.
Amid widespread allegations that Republicans...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voting Rights Disputes in Virus Era Spark Court Battles]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/04/08/voting_rights_disputes_in_virus_era_spark_court_battles_142890.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' chaotic primary'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' may just be the beginning. Both major parties are preparing for a monthslong, state-by-state legal fight over how citizens can safely cast their ballots should'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the coronavirus outbreak'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' persist through November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s election.
The outcome of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Questions Heading Into Tuesday&rsquo;s Democratic Primaries]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/17/5_questions_heading_into_tuesdays_democratic_primaries_142682.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Four states had been scheduled to hold Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday amid'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but leaders in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ohio called off their election, citing public health concerns. Arizona, Illinois and Florida say they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re going ahead with plans to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Some Congressional Dems Worry Sanders Nomination Would Hurt Ticket]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/13/some_congressional_dems_worry_sanders_nomination_would_hurt_ticket_142390.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Sen. Bernie Sanders'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' robust start in'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the race for the presidential nomination'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is triggering alarm among congressional Democrats, with many warning that a ticket headed by the self-declared socialist could be devastating to the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s chances of winning...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What to Watch in New Hampshire's Primary on Tuesday Night]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/11/what_to_watch_in_new_hampshires_primary_on_tuesday_night_142367.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic presidential race is deeply unsettled heading into the New Hampshire primary. It may be up to the state to put some structure around the chaotic contest, with Iowa being unable to declare a clear winner.
What to watch Tuesday night as the returns roll in:
IS THERE AN...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[5 Questions Ahead of New Hampshire's Democratic Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/07/5_questions_ahead_of_new_hampshires_democratic_debate_142343.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(AP) -- Seven Democratic presidential candidates are scheduled to face off in a debate at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire. The state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s voters will cast their ballots in the initial presidential primary four days later.
Here are five questions on everyone'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Poll: GOP More Fired up for 2020, Democrats Anxious]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/30/poll_gop_more_fired_up_for_2020_democrats_anxious_142271.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the 2020 presidential election, Democrats are nervous wrecks and Republican excitement has grown.
That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research as Americans look ahead to a high-stakes election that is 10 months away...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gender Gap Opens Among Hispanics Who Could Be Key in 2020]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/12/23/gender_gap_opens_among_hispanics_who_could_be_key_in_2020_142018.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Yolanda Avila and Andres Pico are friends who sit next to each other on the Colorado Springs'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' city council. But politically the two couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t be further apart '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Avila is a durable Democrat and Pico an unflinching Republican.
It'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Still a Chance? 2020 Longshots Insist Race Is up for Grabs]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/11/still_a_chance_2020_longshots_insist_race_is_up_for_grabs_141709.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders rallied hundreds of supporters outside the New Hampshire capital when the senator formally filed to compete in the state'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. A howling crowd cheered South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders Is Hospitalized for Heart Procedure and Cancels Events]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/10/03/sanders_is_hospitalized_for_heart_procedure_and_cancels_events_141406.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery and was canceling events and appearances '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'until further notice.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
The 78-year-old Vermont senator experienced chest...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Housing Woes Push Into 2020 Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/30/housing_woes_push_into_2020_campaign_141373.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Like many, Mario Wolthers was lured to Las Vegas a decade ago from California by cheaper housing costs. But when his apartment managers tried to raise his rent last spring, he moved in with a roommate.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m a responsible taxpaying citizen,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' said...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Step on Shaky Political Ground With Fracking Bans]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/11/democrats_step_on_shaky_political_ground_with_fracking_bans_141223.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Several Democratic presidential candidates are running on a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' promise to ban fracking'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and stepping on unstable political ground as they do so.
An all-out prohibition on the controversial natural gas extraction process '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' backed by Sens. Kamala Harris,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sun Belt or Rust Belt? Democrats Search for Path to Power]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/06/sun_belt_or_rust_belt_democrats_search_for_path_to_power_141192.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' As Democrats try to win control of the White House and the Senate in 2020, they face a geographical puzzle '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the path to the presidency may conflict with the one to a Senate majority.
Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' best shot at the White House is to win back their old turf...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ex-Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Says He&rsquo;s Running for Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/22/ex-colorado_gov_hickenlooper_says_hes_running_for_senate_141071.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate, becoming the immediate front-runner in a crowded Democratic field vying for the right to challenge Republican incumbent Cory Gardner.
He made his announcement via a video message...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[John Hickenlooper to End 2020 Presidential Bid]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/15/john_hickenlooper_to_end_2020_presidential_bid_141018.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' John Hickenlooper will drop out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, according to a Democrat close to him.
The former two-term Colorado governor, who ran as a moderate warning of the perils of extreme partisanship, struggled with fundraising and low...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Tests If Dems Can Win Enough Black Voters Without Obama]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/26/2020_tests_if_dems_can_win_enough_black_voters_without_obama_140873.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When Barack Obama was on the ballot in 2008 and 2012, there was no question that Terrance Holmes would vote for the first black president. But as he helped fix cars this week at a repair shop on Detroit'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s west side, he recalled his ambivalence about the 2016...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democrats Grapple With California's Electoral Buzz Saw]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/03/2020_democrats_grapple_with_californias_electoral_buzz_saw_140476.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential candidates are confronting the Democratic National Committee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' tough standards'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to get on the debate stage, trying to distinguish themselves from their'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' many rivals'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and plotting how to win the critical four early voting states....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Colorado Sen. Bennet Enters Democratic Presidential Contest]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/03/colorado_sen_bennet_enters_democratic_presidential_contest_140236.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado jumped into the packed Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, announcing a 2020 campaign that had been stalled while he was treated for prostate cancer.
Bennet, a former head of Denver Public Schools who has carved out a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[After 2016 Loss, Democrats Know They Need White Male Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/07/after_2016_loss_democrats_know_they_need_white_male_voters_139987.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[UPPER ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When he moved to Pennsylvania about five years ago, it was a coin toss which party Brian Heitman would register with.
No longer.
Since Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s election in 2016, Heitman, who is 42 and white, has become a reliable Democrat. Last week,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Joins Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/04/former_colorado_gov_hickenlooper_joins_presidential_race_139644.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Nicholas Riccardi</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DENVER (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said on Monday he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s running for president, casting himself as a can-do uniter who'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s used to overcoming adversity and accomplishing liberal goals in a politically divided state.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m running for president...]]></description>
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