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<title><![CDATA[Caitlin Huey-Burns - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/22961.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Caitlin Huey-Burns]]></description><category domain="22961">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Will Election Day Turn Into 'Election Week'?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-day-mail-in-voting-ballots-election-week/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election officials across the country and in key battleground states say there could be a delay in reporting election night results in November given the likely surge in mail-in absentee ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[For Likely 2020 Candidates, Midterms Offer a Leg Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/29/for_likely_2020_candidates_midterms_offer_a_leg_up_137925.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Part 4 in a series
Democrats eying a potential White House run in 2020 have been eager to lend their star power to party candidates up and down the ballot in this year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterm elections. The nominal goal is to strip Republicans of their majority on Capitol Hill, but the clear...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Benefit -- or Liability -- of Trump Support Depends on Where]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/08/benefit_--_or_liability_--_of_trump_support_depends_on_where.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first in a series on the risks and rewards of garnering party leaders' campaign trail support
As with real estate, the value of a Donald Trump endorsement tends to hinge on three things: location, location, location.
Put more bluntly, the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s gusto for campaigning and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Obama Issues Endorsements in 81 Midterm Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/01/obama_issues_endorsements_in_81_midterm_races_137692.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama formally weighed in on the 2018 midterm elections by backing 81 Democratic candidates running for federal and local offices in 14 states, and indicated that more endorsements are on the way.
The former president, who remains widely popular within his party, is not engaging...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Female GOP Candidates Eschew the Gender Card]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/30/female_gop_candidates_eschew_the_gender_card_137657.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A handful of Senate primary contests in August could put some Republican women on history-making paths in their states. But in a year that figures to be record-breaking for female candidates, GOP contenders aren't playing up gender on the campaign trail.
Much of the focus in this Year of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ocasio-Cortez, the GOP's Midterm Boogeyman?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/27/ocasio-cortez_the_gops_midterm_boogeyman.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis is a Trump-endorsed congressman running in a Republican primary for governor of Florida. But during a recent campaign stop, he took aim at an opposition party candidate more than 900 miles away in Queens, N.Y.
'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'You look at this girl, Ocasio-Cortez or whatever she is, I...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republican Voters Buoy Trump on Russia/Putin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/20/republican_voters_buoy_trump_on_russiaputin_137577.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As President Trump continues to stumble past his press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week, Republican voters are handing him a lifeline.
Though many GOP lawmakers have been critical of the president's statements in Helsinki, party voters are registering...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Feels GOP Heat on Putin, But Will It Linger?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/17/trump_feels_gop_heat_on_putin_but_will_it_linger_137543.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With sharp statements that underscored a deep disconnect between the president and his party's orthodoxy in dealing with Russia, GOP lawmakers condemned Donald Trump's apparent appeasement of Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday.
After President Trump undermined U.S. intelligence and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Focus Court Messaging on Health Care]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/11/democrats_focus_court_messaging_on_health_care_137484.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats know the odds of preventing President Trump's Supreme Court justice nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, from confirmation are extremely long. So they are focusing their opposition efforts on an issue that'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s successfully placed them in an underdog role before: the future of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP, Dems Ramp Up Midterm Messaging on Kavanaugh]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/10/gop_dems_ramp_up_midterm_messaging_on_kavanaugh_137475.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If all goes according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan, Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice and in place for the start of the October session. Such a timeline will likely put the critical vote front and center just weeks from Election...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With Little Leverage on Court Pick, Dems Eye Plan B]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/07/02/with_little_leverage_on_court_pick_dems_eye_plan_b_137402.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement last week, Democrats immediately rallied together in urging their colleagues to delay the confirmation of a successor until after the midterm elections. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should follow of his own...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Court Decisions Provide GOP With Midterm Rallying Cry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/27/court_decisions_provide_gop_with_midterm_rallying_cry_137359.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As President Trump reveled Tuesday in the Supreme Court's 5-4 travel ban decision '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' a ruling the White House described as a "moment of profound vindication" -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a victory lap of his own, tweeting a photo himself with the newest justice,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Lawmakers Seek Border Policy Fix as Trump Holds Firm]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/20/gop_lawmakers_seek_border_policy_fix_as_trump_holds_firm_137314.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's defiance in the face of widespread criticism of his border policy has left members of his own party scrambling to find legislative fixes and increasingly fearful of midterm election backlash.
Amid mounting pressure from constituents and activists, and against the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Signs Executive Order on Border Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/20/trump_signs_executive_order_on_border_policy_137323.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After claiming to have no legal authority to unilaterally amend a recent Justice Department directive that resulted in the separation of migrant children from their parents along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at keeping families...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White House Digs In on Family Separation Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/19/white_house_digs_in_on_family_separation_policy_137304.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Facing widespread backlash to its "zero tolerance" policy that has resulted in the separation of migrant families at the southern U.S. border, the Trump administration have settled into a defensive posture, with the president blaming political opponents for his own directives.
After...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Political Watchword From Trump-Kim Meeting: Caution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/13/political_watchword_from_trump-kim_meeting_caution__137263.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As President Trump touts the historic nature of his meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, calling it the start of a "terrific relationship," lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are sounding more cautious notes.
While Republicans were more congratulatory Tuesday of the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Candidates Echo Trump's Culture War Battle Cry]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/11/gop_candidates_echo_trumps_culture_war_battle_cry_137242.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's most recent spat with the National Football League seemed to signal how he plans to feature the culture wars in his midterm campaign messaging. And for some GOP candidates whose fortunes will depend on a mobilized party base, that's just fine.
While Republicans on...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Avoid Lockouts in Key California Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/06/democrats_avoid_lockouts_in_key_california_races_137206.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after California's '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'jungle'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' primary Tuesday, as their candidates made the ballot in competitive races that will help determine the balance of power in the next Congress.
Faced with the complex problem of too many candidates and an open...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Walker Ad Touts Stabilization of Health Law He Assailed]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/05/walker_ad_touts_stabilization_of_health_law_he_assailed_137195.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has railed against Obamacare for years and pledged as a presidential candidate to send repeal legislation to Congress on Day One, if elected. But now running for a third term, Walker is promoting his plan to stabilize the program'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s insurance markets in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Crowded Primaries Could Dash Dems' California Dreams]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/06/04/crowded_primaries_could_dash_dems_california_dreams_137181.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans would ordinarily dread an intra-party challenge to one of their most endangered incumbents in an already difficult election year. But in California'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 48th District, it's an oddly welcome scenario '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' one that could even help them maintain control of the U.S House of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Visit Spotlights Competitive Tennessee Senate Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/30/trump_visit_spotlights_competitive_tennessee_senate_race_137148.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While Democrats face an uphill climb defending seats held by a handful of incumbent senators in states Donald Trump won overwhelmingly, they are hoping to flip the script in Tennessee.
Former Gov. Phil Bredesen appears to be waging a strong campaign against Republican Rep. Marsha...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pollster to Dem Candidates: Focus on Mueller Indictments]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/24/pollster_to_dem_candidates_focus_on_mueller_indictments_137110.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference now in its second year, Democratic pollsters are offering the party a way to hone a persuasive counterargument to President Trump's revved up rhetoric against Robert Mueller: talk less about the 2016 election and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Koch Group Pushing Lawmakers for DACA Fix]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/24/koch_group_pushing_lawmakers_for_daca_fix_137111.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A group backed by the billionaire Republican donors Charles and David Koch is launching an ad campaign urging lawmakers to pass a permanent solution for DACA recipients.
The Libre Initiative, a conservative grassroots organization focused on engaging the Hispanic community, is releasing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Roll Out Anti-Corruption Message for 2018]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/21/democrats_roll_out_anti-corruption_message_for_2018_137085.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As part of their midterm pitch to voters, congressional Democrats are unveiling a series of policy proposals Monday aimed at cleaning up a "culture of corruption" in Washington.
In other words: Drain the swamp.
The party says it isn't stealing the slogan and sentiment that helped propel...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McSally's DACA Flip Lays Bare AZ Senate Race Dynamics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/15/mcsallys_daca_flip_lays_bare_az_senate_race_dynamics_137041.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How do you compete in a Republican primary for a border state Senate seat? Martha McSally is offering one clue.
The Arizona congresswoman took to the House floor last week to ask unanimous consent to remove her name from a bill that would provide legal status and an eventual path to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Economic Quandary in 2018 Messaging]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/11/democrats_economic_quandary_in_2018_messaging_137019.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic campaign operatives have acknowledged that running against Donald Trump and the White House controversy du jour -- at the expense of more substantive policy issues -- could weaken their advantages heading into November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s midterms. And complicating their case further are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Morrisey Wins as GOP Gets Its Wish in W.Va., Ind., Ohio]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/09/morrisey_wins_as_gop_gets_its_wish_in_wva_ind_ohio_137003.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday night as primary contests for the U.S. Senate produced a trio of candidates they consider effective challengers to Democratic incumbents in states President Trump won in 2016.
The races in West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio were the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Did GOP Create Room for Spoiler Blankenship in W.Va.?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/08/did_gop_create_room_for_spoiler_blankenship_in_wva_136993.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump is leading a last-ditch Republican effort to prevent a convicted former coal executive from winning Tuesday's GOP primary in West Virginia and jeopardizing the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s chances of knocking off incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the fall.
But even as the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mueller Probe Could Boost GOP Midterm Candidates]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/05/04/mueller_probe_could_boost_gop_midterm_candidates_136977.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump's shake-up of his legal team this week suggested he is prepared to go to war with special counsel Robert Mueller. As observers of all stripes assess potential outcomes for the president, Republican voters are cheering Trump on, signaling that the longer the investigation...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump-Tester Dust-Up Could Heat Up MT Senate Race]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Caitlin Huey-Burns</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a Democrat running for re-election in a state Donald Trump won by 20 percentage points, Jon Tester should have been among the most vulnerable incumbents in the upper chamber this year, but Republican recruitment troubles, a lackluster primary, and the state's recent history of ticket...]]></description>
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