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<title><![CDATA[Bill Scher - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/24741.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Bill Scher]]></description><category domain="24741">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Top Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/25/this-is-the-biggest-reason-why-a-blue-wave-is-probably-coming/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Americans have less money in their pocket, the party in power usually pays a steep political price.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[SCOTUS Still Works as the Founders Intended]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/18/supreme-court-founders-lifetime-appointments/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it's the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling with the midterms.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Never Forgetting 9/11 Means Learning Lessons&nbsp;]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/16/never-forgetting-9-11-means-learning-lessons/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the 48 hours before 9/11, the Bush administration was insisting we spend enough on counterterrorism and not enough on missile defense.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Americans Do and Don't Like About Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/08/18/jeffries-socialism-dsa-moderate-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries is betting that moderates can unite the party around progressive policies while keeping their distance from socialism.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[DSA's Platform Would Destroy American Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/28/the-dsa-platform-would-destroy-american-democracy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DSA's vision of a government without three equal branches providing checks and balances would facilitate the whims of an authoritarian.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[El-Sayed's Slippery Argument About Israel's Right to Exist&nbsp;]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/24/abdul-el-sayeds-slippery-argument-about-israels-right-to-exist/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[El-Sayed says he's for self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis. But for most Israelis, that means a Jewish state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jon Ossoff Proving Dems Don't Need To Punch Left&nbsp;]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/21/jon-ossoff-is-proving-democrats-dont-need-to-punch-left/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Ossoff from purple Georgia is leading in polls and fundraising without picking on Democratic Party progressives. There's a lesson there.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani's Political Interests vs. Mayoral Interests?]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/26/mamdani-movement-mayoral-interests-dsa/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani flexed his DSA political muscles on Tuesday. But is that the best way to win federal grants and earmarks?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/09/spencer-pratt-ai-ads-los-angeles-mayor/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt's AI-fueled Los Angeles mayoral campaign shows cheap viral slop may get views, but not votes.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Not Too Late To Save Democrats From Platner]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/01/maine-voters-its-not-too-late-to-save-democrats-from-graham-platner/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Weekend revelations of extramarital sexting and subsequent dissembling make nominating Graham Platner riskier than ever.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Janet Mills Should Unsuspend Her Senate Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/27/janet-mills-should-unsuspend-her-u-s-senate-campaign/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats should unite behind Graham Platner if Maine's Democratic voters pick him over Janet Mills, but voters should make that choice.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/22/the-democratic-party-is-divided-but-not-how-you-think/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New polling shows not so much ideological division among Democrats but a lack of consensus about where the party should go.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Signs Point to a Blue Wave]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/19/democrats-midterm-election-lead-blue-wave/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have their biggest May midterm election lead in 20 years. But gerrymandering means even a Blue Wave may barely deliver the House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[MI's Dem Senate Primary Needs Non-Aggression Pact]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/15/michigan-democratic-senate-primary-non-aggression-pact/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[El-Sayed, McMorrow, and Stevens are bruising one another in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and giving Mike Rogers an opening.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[So What If Dems Are Divided on Mideast? Embrace It]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/08/michigan-senate-primary-middle-east-israel-hamas/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Middle East comes to the Midwest: the Michigan Senate primary has become a fight over Israel and Hamas.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Vance Is the Most Mistreated VP Since the Last Two]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/14/jd-vance-is-the-most-mistreated-vice-president/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Vice President JD Vance's humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Reminder That Independent Judiciary Is a Good Thing]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/03/the-birthright-citizenship-arguments-are-a-reminder-that-the-independent-judiciary-is-a-good-thing/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court's skepticism of Trump's birthright citizenship order shows why an independent judiciary is essential to American democracy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Would It Take&nbsp;for&nbsp;Democrats To Take the Senate?]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/13/democrats-take-the-senate-2026-path/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can Democrats take the Senate in 2026? A state-by-state look at primaries, electability fights, and the path to a majority.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[3 Takeaways From the Texas Shocker]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/03/three-takeaways-taylor-rehmet-texas-shocker/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Latino voters revolt, property taxes bite, and business as usual in Austin is upended as Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Trump district.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Ephemeral Presidency]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/01/19/the-ephemeral-presidency/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's second term is moving fast but avoiding the legislative work that builds durable legacies. A successor can undo much of it.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The 2028 Race Has Begun. Here's Who's Winning]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/28/presidential-race-2028-candidates-analysis-00695164</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[White House hopefuls in both parties are maneuvering for the post-Trump era. Here'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s where they stand at the end of 2025.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Maine Senate Primary Tells Us About Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/12/12/maine-us-senate-primary-platner-mills-generational-divide/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A massive generational divide is central to the competitive race between the incumbent governor Mills and oyster farmer Platner.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Poll Numbers Enter the Danger Zone]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/18/trump-poll-numbers-danger-zone-2026-midterms/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's job approval fell below 45% for the first time in his second term'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'historically the point where the GOP gets wiped out in midterms.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cautionary Tales To Learn From Israel and Hamas]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/15/does-trump-deserve-credit-for-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Forget Trump's credit. The ceasefire exposes the disastrous miscalculations by Israel and Hamas that put peace farther away than ever.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Should Shift Course in Funding Talks]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/26/democrats-shutdown-strategy-trump-layoffs/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump's threat of mass federal layoffs makes Democrats' risky shutdown strategy even worse. Here's why they should walk away.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Biden-Harris Relationship Makes Sense Now]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/11/biden-harris-relationship-makes-sense/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The published excerpt from Harris's memoir provides evidence that Joe Biden didn't intend for his VP to succeed him in 2024.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's Government Shutdown Anxiety Season--Again]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/05/government-shutdown-looms-democrats-dissapoint/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a government shutdown nears, Democrats' vague strategy risks enabling Trump and GOP tactics that undermine the budget process.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Wilson Has Something Trump Desperately Wants&nbsp;]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/22/woodrow-wilson-has-something-donald-trump-desperately-wants/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump seeks a Nobel by undoing Wilson's legacy of peace and self-determination'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'reviving great power imperialism instead.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Don't Forget About Biden's Policy Successes]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/06/why-memory-hole-the-biden-harris-successes/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats have an odd history of throwing out the good and the bad when it comes to their presidents. They shouldn't repeat that mistake.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Should Walk Away From Spending Bill Talks]]></title>
							<link>https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/22/democrats-should-get-tough-and-quit-negotiating-spending-bills/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Bill Scher</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans broke the budget deal. Democrats should stop negotiating and let them keep the government open alone.]]></description>
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