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<title><![CDATA[Burgess Everett - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/27265.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Burgess Everett]]></description><category domain="27265">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Can Democrats Win a Senate Majority Without Platner?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/06/10/2026/democrats-weigh-whether-a-senate-majority-is-possible-without-platner</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An expanding map and his recent stumbles are nudging some in the party to look beyond Maine.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Wrestle Over Campaign Agenda, Messaging]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/05/01/2026/democrats-wrestle-over-campaign-agenda-you-cant-just-be-anti-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats agree that they need a plan for what they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'d do with the power they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re asking voters to give them. The details of that hypothetical agenda are another story.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Square Off in 'Spicy' Senate Primaries]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/03/20/2026/senate-democrats-square-off-with-each-other-in-spicy-primaries</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The days of Democratic party leadership picking winners is over.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Shifts Course--Somewhat--in Minnesota]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/01/26/2026/trump-shifts-course-somewhat-in-minnesota-after-shooting</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president is shaking up enforcement and talking more about working with local officials. Whether it means long-term deescalation is another matter.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Thaw in Shutdown Talks Raises Senators' Hopes for a Deal]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/10/29/2025/thaw-in-shutdown-talks-raises-senators-hopes-for-a-deal-next-week</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The unmistakable shift in the dynamics, after 29 days, stems from more than a dozen Semafor sources in both parties.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How John Thune Got Trump's Megabill Out of Trouble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/07/01/2025/how-thune-got-trumps-bill-out-of-trouble</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Senate majority leader talked to Semafor about the all-night whirlwind that led to Tuesday's 51-50 vote.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Dems Aren't Worried About Their 3 Retiring Senators]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/03/14/2025/why-democrats-arent-worried-about-their-three-retiring-senators</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Michigan, Minnesota and New Hampshire, the party sees a good opportunity to elect younger and more diverse candidates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Tom Cotton's Unconventional Push for Tulsi Gabbard]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/02/04/2025/inside-tom-cottons-unconventional-push-for-tulsi-gabbard</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas conservative and the former Democrat weren't previously simpatico on some national security issues.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Search for Guiding Principle Against Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/01/23/2025/give-us-a-little-time-democrats-search-for-a-guiding-principle-against-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party's progressives are diminished, but its moderates aren't grabbing the wheel either.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['People Want Change': Will Democrats Flip Their Script?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/01/09/2025/people-want-change-democrats-flip-their-script-for-trumps-second-term</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Party lawmakers are starting off on a surprisingly collaborative note amid a quiet progressive activist base.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kyrsten Sinema: The Exit Interview]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/12/20/2024/the-kyrsten-sinema-exit-interview</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The retiring Arizona Independent talked to Semafor about her reputation as an 'enigma' and her Senate legacy after a productive, if polarizing, six years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Manchin: The Exit Interview]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/12/12/2024/joe-manchin-senate-retiring-interview-biden-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The retiring West Virginia senator sat down with Semafor to discuss his past fame as a Democratic spoiler, the future of his former party and more.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Capitol Hill's Bipartisan Outrage at Secret Service]]></title>
							<link>https://www.semafor.com/article/09/16/2024/second-attempt-to-harm-trump-sparks-bipartisan-interest-in-more-secret-service-funding</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Congress could consider added funds for the beleaguered agency as soon as this month.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How McConnell, Schumer Beat Conservatives on Ukraine]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/24/mitch-mcconnell-israel-ukraine-aid-00153990</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden might have been in lockstep on aiding Ukraine, but some things the Senate minority leader had to shoulder alone.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s VP Search Starting To Get Serious]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/31/inside-donald-trumps-apprentice-style-search-for-a-running-mate-00149827</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former president is considering around a dozen contenders, though the list is in flux.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Stake Senate Hopes on Last 2 Red-State Incumbents]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/20/tester-brown-senate-red-state-democrats-00127814</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Montana's Jon Tester and Ohio's Sherrod Brown will need to defy their states' ideological leanings by winning over a sizable number of ticket-splitters next fall.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lost on Abortion Politics, GOP Struggles for Solution]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/gop-struggles-to-find-winning-abortion-strategy-00093039</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The GOP is so divided over abortion politics that even top Mitch McConnell allies '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' who could succeed him as Senate leader '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' have opposing ideas on how to approach it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Think 2022 Is Tough, Senate Dems? Check Out 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/05/senate-dems-reelection-00060062</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Of the 33 Senate seats up for election next term, 23 are held by Democrats. That makes for a tough cycle '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and it gets even harder if incumbents choose not to run.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Colorado, Bennet Braces for Another Red Wave]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/24/michael-bennet-colorado-senate-00034518</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a state President Joe Biden won by 13 points, Michael Bennet is warning of a tough road ahead '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' not a good sign for Senate Democrats.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[McConnell Takes on MAGA With Ukraine Visit]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/15/mcconnell-maga-ukraine-visit-00032572</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His support for Ukraine is putting him at odds with his party's non-interventionist wing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Plot Escape From Biden's Poll Woes]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/06/democrats-biden-polling-woes-523719</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The party's own polling has the president in the red. Lawmakers know they need to get better at selling his agenda to avert midterm disaster.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Foul-Mouthed Sen. Tester Sticks His Neck Out for Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/jon-tester-democrat-agenda-515378</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Jon Tester has stepped forward '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' in quotable, often profane style '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' as an unlikely backer of President Joe Biden in a deep-red state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Stimulus Got Done]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/21/how-stimulus-bill-got-done-449722</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After frustrated centrists launched talks, bickering party leaders sealed the deal.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Democrats Hope to Defeat Barrett's Nomination]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/11/democrats-campaign-against-amy-coney-barrett-428393</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In an interview, Chuck Schumer says Democrats are focusing "on the issues and the merits."'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sen. Scott Charts Course for Republicans on Police Reform]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/11/tim-scott-race-police-313919</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Senate's only black Republican opens up about leading his party's push for reform.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Are Ready to Dive Off a Cliff on Obamacare]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/14/republicans-obamacare-2020-1415313</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[GOP senators hope the courts strike down the health law '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' even if they have no plan to deal with the ensuing chaos.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[No Shutdown End in Sight as All Sides Dig In]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/22/government-shutdown-2018-deal-1074299</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Senate adjourns with no plans to reconvene until Dec. 27, suggesting shutdown could drag on into new year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How McConnell and Trump Blew Away Senate Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/07/2018-key-senate-election-races-results-970238</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Senate leader made an early tactical decision not to contest several Midwestern states that voted for Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside Democrats' Strategy to Defeat Kavanaugh]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/30/kavanaugh-schumer-democrats-strategy-supreme-court-745409</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Schumer is pushing red-state Democrats to stay neutral for as long as possible and raising pressure on moderate Republicans.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Cryin' Chuck' Might Just Get the Last Laugh]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/08/chuck-schumer-democrats-trump-midterms-mcconnell-631733</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Burgess Everett</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has managed to placate the most liberal senators, keep his centrists happy, and stay on decent terms with Trump and McConnell.]]></description>
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