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<title><![CDATA[Alex Seitz-Wald - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24699.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Alex Seitz-Wald]]></description><category domain="24699">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Platner's Triumph, Explained by a Maine Reporter]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/graham-platner-triumph-explained-maine-202000629.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[One of the most hotly contested Democratic primaries of 2026 ended with a whimper rather than a bang Thursday, as Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) suspended her Senate campaign, making outsider oyster farmer Graham Platner the overwhelming favorite for the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nomination.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Harris Decided To Go With Walz]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/story-kamala-harris-chose-tim-walz-rcna163290</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President Kamala Harris had just 16 days to pick someone she could be linked to forever. She ended up going with one of the options that she '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and the rest of the world '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' knew the least.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Ex-Dem Catching Trump's &amp; RFK Jr.'s Eyes for VP]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ex-democrat-catching-trumps-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-eyes-rcna143941</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has gone from running for president as a Democrat in 2020 to interest in the open VP slots for Trump and Kennedy in 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could Democrats Replace Biden as Their Nominee?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-replace-biden-nominee-rcna138125</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Washington is abuzz with'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' fresh concerns'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' about President Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s fitness after a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' special counsel report'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' released Thursday raised questions about his memory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2024 Wild Card: A Banner Year for 3rd-Party Candidates]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/2024-wild-card-banner-year-third-party-candidates-rcna129937</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Unenthusiastic about either of their likely choices for president, many Americans say they want more, seeding the ground for a possible bumper crop of third-party and independent presidential candidates next year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Right Blames Gender Identity, Not Guns for Shooting]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/right-blame-gender-identity-not-guns-nashville-shooting-rcna76969</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amid a national campaign to ban gender-affirming medical care and LGBTQ literature, some conservatives have seized on a shooting by a transgender person to further their agenda.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Early Signs Suggest Dem House Majority Is in Jeopardy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/early-indicators-suggest-democrats-house-majority-jeopardy-n1276703</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama and Donald Trump got "shellacked" in their first midterms. Early signs indicate Joe Biden might face a similar fate in 2022.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should Biden Worry About Soaring Lumber Prices?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/should-joe-biden-worry-about-soaring-lumber-prices-n1267475</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Lumber hit an all-time high of $1,686 per thousand board feet this month, surging by 406 percent from the $333 it was trading at the same time last year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the Dems' Rule in Washington May Be Short Lived]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-rule-washington-5-reasons-they-may-not-be-able-n1255407</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[History shows presidents run into a big problem halfway through their first term: congressional elections.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Delicate Dance to Win Over the Bernie Bros]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/analysis-biden-s-delicate-dance-to-win-over-the-bernie-brothers/ar-BB113XwC</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden is winning the delegate race over Bernie Sanders. Now comes the hard part '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' winning over Sanders' supporters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Joe Biden Is Unsinkable]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/unsinkable-joe-biden-many-months-many-gaffes-later-biden-still-n1109776</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why the strike against an Iranian general is a continuation, not a turning point]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Looks to Find Out If Money Can Buy You Love]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/who-has-more-fear-bloomberg-democrats-or-trump-n1090316</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[While rival campaigns in the 2020 race dismissed Tom Steyer's money and Deval Patrick's late entry, they're not as quick to write off Bloomberg's billions.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Bernie Sanders Can't Stand the Media]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/bernie-sanders-trump-both-can-t-stand-media-different-reasons-n1043941</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Vermont senator has made criticism of the press central to his message.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Predictions of 'Kavanaugh Wave'--But for Which Party?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/predictions-kavanaugh-wave-november-democrats-or-gop-n914921</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The dramatic daylong testimony focused attention on the troubles facing Trump's nominee and the possible political fallout.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Expand Battleground, Target 101 House Seats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/democrats-expand-battleground-target-101-gop-seats-n845871</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' House Democrats are stepping on the gas, with plans to target over 100 Republican-held congressional districts in the November'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' midterm elections.At House Democrats''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' annual conference'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' on Thursday, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, the chairman of the Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Could Win 50 House Seats. Here's How]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-could-win-50-house-seats-here-s-how-n792061</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA['&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' If Democrats are planning to ride an anti-Trump wave to a takeover of the House in 2018, they can'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t just rely on seats where voters resisted Donald Trump in 2016. They also face the major task of winning back those rural and blue-collar whites who defected to the president. That...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Had the Worst Week in Campaign History]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/analysis-trump-may-have-had-worst-week-presidential-campaign-history-n658071</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It culminated with the Times publishing 1995 tax records showing a $916M loss, which could have allowed him to pay no fed income taxes for 18 years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump: Campaign Quietly Talks Clinton Sex Scandals]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-quietly-shouts-about-clinton-sex-scandals-n656466</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The scandals have been successfully revived by Trump and his allies this week '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? including in this article '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¢').';'?? by pretending not to talk about them.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders: Will Endorse Clinton After Heated Primary]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bernie-sanders-finally-endorse-hillary-clinton-n607591</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders is set to endorse Hillary Clinton Tuesday, ending a contentious presidential primary.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Sanders Supporters Shut Down Trump's Chicago Rally]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/how-bernie-sanders-supporters-shut-down-donald-trump-rally-chicago</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The story behind the protest that shut down Donald Trump in Chicago and led to chaos.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton Picks Up Another Key Latino Endorsement]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-picks-another-key-endorsement-latino-lawmaker-n480001</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton on Monday called for expanding fee waivers for those applying to become U.S. citizens and picked up the endorsement of Illinois Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a leading voice in the Latino community and staunch immigration activist.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Raises $1 Million off Clinton Super PAC Attack]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bernie-sanders-raises-1-million-clinton-super-pac-attack</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden Opens Up to Stephen Colbert About His 2016 Doubts]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/biden-colbert-not-yet-ready-commit-2016-n425396</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Martin O'Malley Raises Legal Questions with Democratic Debate Plan]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/martin-omalley-raises-legal-questions-democratic-debate-plan</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jim Webb Says 2016 Decision Coming in 'the Next Few Days']]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jim-webb-2016-decision-coming-the-next-few-days</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Bernie Sanders Take the 'Burlington Revolution' National?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/can-bernie-sanders-take-the-burlington-revolution-national</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders called for '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'revolution'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Tuesday evening as he kicked off his presidential campaign here in front of thousands of supporters at the lakefront of his hometown.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden Playing the Long Game]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/joe-biden-plays-the-long-game</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the lead-up to the 1980 presidential election, a small group of Democratic strategists quietly traveled to Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Delaware home to urge him to run for president. He needed convincing.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'I remember thinking: I have no business making a run for president,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' he would...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The GOP Is All About Hillary Bashing]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republicans-united-and-divided-clinton-bashing</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Early Attacks on Clinton Could Backfire]]></title>
							<link>http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-silver-lining-early-attacks</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As Hillary Clinton eases into an August pseudo-vacation, she '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and the news-consuming public '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' may finally get a respite from the mud sling of her book tour. With non-stop attacks from her opponents and vigorous scrutiny from the media, the summer often felt like a one-woman...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Going All In on the Koch Brothers]]></title>
							<link>http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/why-democrats-are-going-all-in-on-the-koch-brothers-20140327</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Alex Seitz-Wald</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With a new poll this week showing that fewer than half of Americans know who the Koch brothers are, many observers in Washington are a bit perplexed by Democrats' recent frontal assault on the billionaire conservative donors.The criticism, in a nutshell: The Koch brothers aren't on the...]]></description>
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