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<title><![CDATA[Marc Caputo - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/23548.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Marc Caputo]]></description><category domain="23548">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[An Israeli Attack Inadvertently Launched Trump's Peace Plan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/10/01/scoop-how-an-israeli-attack-inadvertently-launched-trumps-gaza-peace-plan</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The seeds of the plan President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' presented on Monday to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' end the war in Gaza'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' were planted three weeks earlier, when'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Israel bombed Qatar'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in a failed attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Charlotte Stabbing Video Fuels MAGA's Crime Message]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/grisly-charlotte-stabbing-video-fuels-maga-s-crime-message/ar-AA1M6GDG</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MAGA influencers'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' are drawing repeated attention to violent attacks to elevate the issue of urban crime '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Ways Trump Might Try To Defuse the Epstein Mess]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/07/14/trump-epstein-maga-defuse-mess</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' isn't ready to course-correct over how his administration has handled the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Jeffrey Epstein evidence.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[CIA Admits Shadowy Officer Monitored Oswald]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/07/05/cia-agent-oswald-kennedy-assassination</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For the first time since'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' President Kennedy's assassination'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' nearly 62 years ago, the CIA has tacitly admitted that an officer specializing in psychological warfare ran an operation that came into contact with Lee Harvey Oswald before the Dallas killing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['It Was a Headfake': Inside Trump's Orders To Strike Iran]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/06/22/trump-iran-strike-israel-behind-scenes</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump remained open to aborting the mission if a diplomatic window emerged. But his public countdown doubled as a smokescreen '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' concealing a strike plan that was already in motion, according to multiple officials.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside DeSantis' 'Made-for-TV' Fall in Florida]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/05/07/desantis-scandal-charity-florida?stream=top</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Not that long ago,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' looked like the future of MAGA, the iron-fisted ruler of Florida politics who was set up for a White House run.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Rubio Became Trump's Minister of Many Hats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/05/03/marco-rubio-trump-national-security-adviser</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump's decision to make Secretary of State'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Marco Rubio'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the acting national security adviser showed the MAGA faithful that his former rival is now among his most trusted advisers.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Musk's Wrecking Ball Pierces Government's Inner Sanctum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/02/03/elon-musk-federal-agencies-doge</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and his cost-slashing allies are taking a hammer to the massive bureaucracy that staffs the U.S. government '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and a scalpel to any senior officials who dare put up a fight.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hegseth Brings His Nomination Back From the Brink]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-brings-his-nomination-back</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Team Trump liked his defiance. They love that he's a heatshield for other controversial nominees.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Dead Serious About Getting Gaetz to DOJ]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-trump-is-dead-serious-about</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president-elect wants the fight, believing the congressman will investigate the investigators and MAGAfy the Justice Department.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wants To Start Fight With Harris Over Trans Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-world-wants-to-start-a-fight-with-harris-over-transgender-rights</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ex-president has launched the first-ever general election attack ad on the issue.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Donald Trump on Cruise Control Before Convention]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-cruise-control-before-convention-calm-vp</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The candidate who used to routinely shoot himself in the foot has somehow managed to keep calm.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Trump's Don't-Call-It 'Debate Prep']]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-trumps-first-2024-debate-prep</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[He's waited four years for this. It's not gonna be a shitshow.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Ground Game Is No Longer in Our Hearts]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-campaigns-get-out-the-vote-plans</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[How the Trump campaign plans to use Democratic canvassing arrangements to get out the vote.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pollster Tony Fabrizio Feels Good About Trump's Chances]]></title>
							<link>https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tony-fabrizio-feels-good-trump-polling</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Plus: Comparing today's swing-state polls to this point in 2020.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Road to WH Runs Through a Criminal Courtroom]]></title>
							<link>https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/there-is-no-breaking-point-with-donald-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ex-president prepares to start his first criminal trial.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story of the DeSantis Super PAC's Failure]]></title>
							<link>https://plus.thebulwark.com/p/desantis-super-pac-failure</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[They made this giant team of rivals and dedicated professionals with all this experience and then ran it like an Occupy Wall Street group.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How DeSantis Changed His Tune on Debating Newsom]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/politics/how-desantis-changed-his-tune-on-debating-newsom</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's supposed to be a red state v. blue state debate, but it's all about presidential politics]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DeSantis Faces 'Another PR Disaster' With Iowa Poll]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/politics/desantis-camp-faces-another-pr-disaster-with-iowa-polls-release</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Another poll undercuts DeSantis's claims that his underperforming campaign has momentum]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats See 'Red Flag' in Biden's Slipping Support]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/politics/biden-black-voters-red-flag-2024-election-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats aren't panicking, believing that Biden will receive significant Black support once the election is a choice between the president and the Republican nominee]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Georgia Is Trump's Achilles Heel]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/politics/indictment-exposes-trumps-achilles-heel-in-georgia</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The state is the site of Donald Trump's biggest defeats. Will his indictment there sink him in 2024?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ron 'The Resume' DeSantis: GOP's Best Hope?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/news/ron-the-resume-desantis-debuts-presidential-bid-on-twitter</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis became the first presidential candidate to make his campaign announcement on Twitter Spaces, a move that underscores the Republican'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s online sensibilities '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' as well as his desire to circumvent the mainstream news media.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside DeSantis' Plan To Outwork Trump in Iowa]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/politics/inside-desantis-plan-to-outwork-trump-in-iowa</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis views Iowa as such a make-or-break state for his presidential bid that he's considering a plan to campaign across all 99 of its counties, insiders familiar with his thinking tell The Messenger.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Interview: Trump Talks DeSantis, New Media Blitz]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/news/exclusive-trump-interview-with-the-messenger-hits-desantis-abortion-new-media-blitz</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump calls DeSantis "disloyal," says CNN was "traumatized" by town hall. But he's more cautious about abortion legislation.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Inside Story of Trump&rsquo;s Dinner With Ye &amp; Fuentes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/story-trumps-explosive-dinner-ye-nick-fuentes-rcna59010</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What was supposed to be a private dinner ended up being a political nightmare.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Border Plan: 'Recipe for Disaster'?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/18/immigration-politics-democrats-469732</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Biden is going to be dealing with a minority in Congress if he continues down some of these paths,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' said one Democratic congressman.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Covid Wars Launch DeSantis Into Republican 'Top Tier']]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/16/covid-ron-desantis-2024-469071</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Florida governor's clashes with the media and reluctance to embrace coronavirus restrictions are fueling conservative chatter about a 2024 presidential bid.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Culture Wars Fuel Trump's Blue-Collar Latino Gains]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/21/culture-wars-latinos-trump-438932</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump lost the presidency, but showed Republicans a way to win the culture wars with working-class Hispanics.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The 2 Big Bets That Will Decide Florida]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/02/swing-states-florida-433383</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida. But Republicans have more high-propensity voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Weak Voter Turnout Rates in Florida Alarm Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/29/miami-voter-turnout-democrats-433643</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Marc Caputo</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Party officials in Florida's most populous county are sweating weak early voting turnout among several key groups.]]></description>
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