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<title><![CDATA[Brad Bannon - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/25735.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Brad Bannon]]></description><category domain="25735">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Essential Ingredients for a Winning Dem Midterm Message]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5801389-trump-job-ratings-inflation/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s personality and performance are the essential'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' foundation of a winning Democratic midterm message.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' But'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' a strong foundation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' always needs an attractive house on top to make a big sale.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Will Vote Their Pocketbooks in November]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5721853-trump-economic-failure-maga/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If President Trump had done what Americans had elected him in 2024 to do which is to fight inflation, he wouldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t be in so much trouble now. A recent national survey conducted for'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' The Economist'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by YouGov had the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s net job rating at minus-14 points.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Year of Broken Promises and Personal Vendettas]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5696234-trump-second-term-failures/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first anniversary of President Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second term'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' marks a year'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of broken promises, personal'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' vendettas'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and failed policies. The nexus of Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s malpractice on so many fronts is his failure to fix the economy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Stop the Senseless Slaughter and Starvation in Gaza]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5447446-trump-netanyahu-gaza-conflict/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Later this week, the eyes of the world will be on the war in Ukraine not the horror in Gaza as strongmen'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Vladimir Putin'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' meet in Alaska for peace talks. But don'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t forget about the crisis in Gaza.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems See Opportunity in 2028 - and a Wide Open Race]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5435878-democratic-presidential-primary-early-start/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The big field in the race for the 2028 presidential sweepstakes is already off and running. Two of the top Democrats vying for the job are former Vice President'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and Rep.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D-N.Y.). The election of either one would address the urgency of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A New Generation of Democrats Takes Center Stage]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5389014-new-york-democrats-new-generation/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Think of the new wave as a fresh breeze that blows away old cobwebs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s Economy: A Weak Link in MAGA&rsquo;s Chain]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5378040-trump-maga-economic-policy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump has given Democrats so much ammunition in so many policy areas that it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s tempting for us to respond incoherently. That may be his plan.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[First 100 Days of Trump 2.0 a Blast From the Dark Past]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5271423-trump-regress-past/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Reaching President Trump 100th day in his second term seems to have taken a lot longer than that since it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s rooted in the past rather than the present. Historians grade presidents on the progress they have made at the start of their administrations. It would be more appropriate to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Must Strike Balance Between Strength, Empathy]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5199381-elizabeth-musk-empathy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Empathy is an obscenity in Elon Musk'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s vocabulary. The words care, share and fair are not in the MAGA lexicon.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Is Making Mistakes, Dems Must Be Ready To Respond]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5146582-president-trump-is-making-early-mistakes-democrats-must-be-ready-with-a-response/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats must stand tall, think big and act boldly to satisfy the public demand for fundamental change in the political and economic systems.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[With Chaos Reigning, Trump&rsquo;s Honeymoon Is Already Over]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5120133-trump-chaotic-start/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The chaotic start of Trump 2.0 proved that Sam Rayburn was right when he said, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' America needs a carpenter to rebuild the nation. It got Trump to make things worse.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Must Respond to Trump's Madness With Bold Initiatives]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5105981-trump-second-term-divisive-actions/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Trump has started his second term with many bold but divisive actions that could threaten his standing with the public.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Is the Key to Understanding Democratic Defeat]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/5025216-pennsylvania-swing-state-2024/?tbref=hp</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania, like Caesar'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Gaul, is divided into three parts: Bustling metro Philadelphia in the East, the gritty industrial kingdom near Pittsburgh in the West and then'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Alabama in the middle, as Democratic strategist'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' James Carville'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' once famously described the area in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Battleground States Show Tight Race]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/4889513-battleground-states-presidential-race/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[National political polls get all the glory, but the only polls that really matter are the surveys in the small group of battleground states that will make or break presidential aspirations.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Wins Present Opportunities and Problems for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/2024-campaign-trump-wins-opportunities-problems-for-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nikki Haley is on the ropes, and Donald Trump seems to be running away with the Republican presidential nomination.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have Much To Be Thankful for This Year]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/democrats-have-much-to-be-thankful-for-this-year</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Although Democrats are in the minority in the House and in danger of losing the Senate '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' things could be a lot worse following an off-year election.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Are Manchin's Chances as a 3rd-Party Candidate?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/what-are-joe-manchins-chances-third-party-candidate-2024-white-house</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A moderate third-party presidential candidacy might transform a hyper-partisan political climate to something more productive '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' even if the candidate doesn't win the White House.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Abortion Propels Dems, Hints at What's in Store for '24]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/abortion-rights-democrats-election-hints-at-2024-campaign</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[7-in-10 moderates and 3-of-4 voters between the ages of 18 to 29 supported reproductive freedom]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Even With Turmoil Abroad, It's Still the Economy, Stupid]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/turmoil-abroad-still-economy-stupid-election-2024-biden-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even with big job gains, high prices for necessities like gasoline and groceries plague hard-working Americans]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Race To Replace Feinstein Says About 2028]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/what-race-to-replace-dianne-feinstein-says-about-2028-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[California has set trends for decades. We may get a sense if national Democrats are ready for generational change after a Biden presidency]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Dismiss Trump at Their Own Peril]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/democrats-dismiss-trump-peril-election-2024-voters-biden-white-house</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Few politicos and pundits took Trump seriously when he started his presidential campaign in 2015 and have yet to learn their lesson.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What To Make of the Not-So-Great GOP Debate]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/what-to-make-of-the-not-so-great-gop-debate</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Watching the first 2024 national GOP presidential debate was like going to a Bruce Springsteen concert and settling for the E Street Band while the Boss did a solo gig somewhere else.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Court Drama Leave Any Oxygen for Campaign Trail?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/will-courtroom-drama-leave-any-oxygen-for-the-campaign-trail</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The ongoing legal sagas may generate high television ratings, but the dark side of the focus on Trump and Hunter Biden is that they won't leave much airtime to address the problems that will shape the nation's future.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will New Trump Indictments Bring Down 'Teflon Don'?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/will-a-new-round-of-trump-indictments-and-trials-bring-down-teflon-don</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Upcoming trials'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' could constitute formidable financial and logistical barriers to the Trump campaign. The former president has already burned through $40 million on legal fees.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Does Biden Turn Things Around, Connect to Voters?]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/how-does-biden-break-through-his-low-approval-rating-and-connect-to-voters</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://themessenger.com/opinion/how-does-biden-break-through-his-low-approval-rating-and-connect-to-voters]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president has repackaged his message as Bidenomics. The new label offers a vivid contrast to the failed GOP policies of the past and the new economic recovery]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Ruling Slows, But Doesn't Stop Fight for Racial Justice]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/affirmative-action-ruling-slows-but-doesnt-stop-the-fight-for-racial-justice</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://themessenger.com/opinion/affirmative-action-ruling-slows-but-doesnt-stop-the-fight-for-racial-justice]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Demography is destiny, and the destiny of our great nation is diversity.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Best Courtroom Drama on TV Is the Presidential Race]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/the-best-courtroom-drama-on-tv-is-the-2024-presidential-race</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The campaign is shaping up as a battle of indictments and investigations rather than a contest of ideas and innovations.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans on Road to Ruin--DeSantis Can't Save Them]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/republicans-are-on-a-road-to-ruin-and-desantis-cant-save-them</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://themessenger.com/opinion/republicans-are-on-a-road-to-ruin-and-desantis-cant-save-them]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A president punches up and not down. While DeSantis appears hesitant to take on Trump, the governor has been eager to challenge the House of Mouse.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's Early Strategy &amp; What It Means for DeSantis, Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://themessenger.com/opinion/trumps-2024-strategy-is-more-of-the-same</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://themessenger.com/opinion/trumps-2024-strategy-is-more-of-the-same]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former President Donald Trump is still the political center of attention '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'which is exactly where he wants to be.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden's Official, But It's a Long Road to 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3973649-bidens-official-but-its-a-long-road-to-2024/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brad Bannon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Strap yourself in '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' it will be a wild ride through the next 18 months.]]></description>
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