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<title><![CDATA[Andrew Prokop - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/29136.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Andrew Prokop]]></description><category domain="29136">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Disagreement Inside the Left on Economics, Identity Issues]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/a-socialist-candidate-criticized-thanksgiving-and-unearthed-a-deeper-debate-on-the-left/ar-AA29xVLN</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Francesca Hong is the frontrunner to win the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin next week. If she goes on to win the general election, she'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll become the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' first democratic socialist governor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in American history.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[WI Governor&rsquo;s Primary Is a Debacle for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-crucial-governor-s-primary-just-became-democrats-biggest-debacle/ar-AA28rppR?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=6a60ec7c5da3470199cbaf9bcc240825&amp;cvpid=8b3c8f7394f64740cf237d1d3edbb96d&amp;ei=4</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Move over, Maine. A new Democratic primary has taken the crown as the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most dysfunctional.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Bitter Democrat Primary in Michigan]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-the-michigan-senate-primary-activated-every-bitter-democratic-grudge/ar-AA28mn5f?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=6a5fa4461e964ac8b991f4aa808ebfdc&amp;cvpid=121c8696a31a4e958cbcde6143e50e64&amp;ei=3</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A decade'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s worth of grudges and feuds between the Democratic establishment and the insurgent left is coming to a head in one election this year: Michigan'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Senate primary.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Could Democrats Have Done Differently About Platner?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/could-democrats-done-differently-graham-190000721.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When Graham Platner'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' met with Democratic senators'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' last month to try to assuage fears that his troubled personal history would doom his Senate campaign, they pressed him on whether any additional allegations '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' such as those of sexual assault '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' were coming. Platner said there...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kiros Is Democrats' First Star Truly Formed by the 2020s]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/melat-kiros-is-the-first-political-star-truly-formed-by-the-2020s/ar-AA26ZvoX</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In many ways, Melat Kiros epitomizes the winds of change sweeping over the Democratic Party.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Urban Dems Love Socialists, But Can They Turn Around Cities?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-urban-democrats-love-socialists-now/ar-AA26tp4j</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic socialists won big in New York'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s primaries Tuesday, as two members of the Democratic Socialists of America'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' defeated'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the Democratic establishment choices in congressional primaries, and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' several more triumphed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in state legislative primaries.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani Just Became a Congressional Kingmaker]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/zohran-mamdani-just-became-a-congressional-kingmaker/ar-AA26p5v6</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Brad Lander, the former city comptroller who made an alliance with Mamdani when they were both running for mayor, took down two-term Rep. Dan Goldman in a landslide victory.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Don't Need an Autopsy To Know What They Did Wrong]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/democrats-don-t-need-an-autopsy-to-know-what-they-did-wrong/ar-AA23OlT0?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=6a116f4da1b24483a93084ba6d0fe1c2&amp;cvpid=ee1e724598c248a1982aa38f5b0b205b&amp;ei=6</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If you'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re looking for insights into why Democrats lost in 2024, you won'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t find many in the'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' DNC'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s disavowed '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'autopsy,'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' which was released after much pressure Thursday. The incomplete and error-ridden report, written'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' by a friend'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' of DNC chair Ken Martin,...]]></description>
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							<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>Andrew Prokop</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[A New Theory of Trump: The 'Soft TACO']]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/a-new-theory-of-trump-the-soft-taco/ar-AA20rksn</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decision Tuesday to accept a ceasefire in Iran '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' rather than following through on his threats to escalate the war further with massively destructive attacks harming Iranian civilians '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' is being greeted with what'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s become a familiar refrain:...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Couldn't Keep Shutdown Going Any Longer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-were-never-going-win-211000665.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Eight Democratic senators voted with the Republicans Sunday to advance a deal to reopen the government, even though the deal includes no significant concessions]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Won the 2025 Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/why-democrats-won-2025-elections-041000050.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The pendulum of American politics has swung again.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Broader Reasons Why Mideast Peace Deal Happened Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/did-trump-make-the-gaza-ceasefire-happen/ar-AA1Oxw7T</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' ceasefire between Israel and Hamas'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' is still new and fragile, but the arguments over who should get credit for it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' or who should be blamed for it taking so long to achieve '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' are already heated.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Public Continues To Distrust Democrats on Crime]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-crime-is-still-trump-s-best-issue/ar-AA1KJdCn</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s federal takeover of Washington, DC'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s police force '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' which looks like something between an authoritarian'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' power grab and an empty stunt'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' doesn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t look like a political winner at first glance.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Actually Has a Tariff Strategy. It Could Still Go Wrong]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-actually-has-a-tariff-strategy-this-time-it-could-still-go-terribly-wrong/ar-AA1JKq1t</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-actually-has-a-tariff-strategy-this-time-it-could-still-go-terribly-wrong/ar-AA1JKq1t]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Four months after President Donald Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Liberation Day'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' tariff hikes'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' threw the global economy into chaos, we got a sequel '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' but there appears to be at least somewhat more of a method to Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s tariff madness this time around.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Three-Way Battle for the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-three-way-battle-for-the-democratic-party/ar-AA1IM1EF</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-three-way-battle-for-the-democratic-party/ar-AA1IM1EF]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A three-sided debate has broken out over the Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s future.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the '12-Day War' Tells Us About Trump&rsquo;s Foreign Policy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/what-the-12-day-war-teaches-us-about-trump-s-foreign-policy/ar-AA1Hz3G3?cvid=6f0f5612cae64e58a030829d0a8cb0eb&amp;ei=5</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he ordered the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities, critics on both'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the left'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the right'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' feared a spiral into a wider war.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why the U.S. Attacked Iran Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/why-the-us-is-attacking-iran-now/ar-AA1Hg2KF</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/why-the-us-is-attacking-iran-now/ar-AA1Hg2KF]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The United States bombed Iran on Saturday night, joining an Israeli-led offensive aimed at demolishing the Iranian nuclear program. The American assault targeted three facilities associated with the program at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the last of which was widely seen as too...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Decades-Long Quest To Destroy Education Department]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-decades-long-quest-to-destroy-the-department-of-education/ar-AA1AMe8N</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-decades-long-quest-to-destroy-the-department-of-education/ar-AA1AMe8N]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced mass firings of its workforce, which would cut the department staff down to about half of what it was when Joe Biden left office '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' from about 4,000 to about 2,000.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Two Important Questions About Trump's Trade War]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/two-hugely-important-questions-about-trump-s-trade-war/ar-AA1Af3Fd</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/two-hugely-important-questions-about-trump-s-trade-war/ar-AA1Af3Fd]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration slapped big new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China on Tuesday, spurring'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' retaliation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' from other countries, a'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' market sell-off, and new fears about the future of the US economy.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[President Trump's Speech Signals More Chaos Ahead]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-big-speech-to-congress-signaled-more-chaos-ahead/ar-AA1AgWSo</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-big-speech-to-congress-signaled-more-chaos-ahead/ar-AA1AgWSo]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Trump signaled more tariffs, more DOGE, and a continued war against wokeness.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Deeply Online Origins of MAGA 2.0]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-deeply-online-origins-of-maga-20/ar-AA1zhBxO</link>
							<guid><![CDATA[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-deeply-online-origins-of-maga-20/ar-AA1zhBxO]]></guid>							
							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why Trump's second=term agenda is so wildly'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' different from his first.]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[An ambitious plan to move fast and break things in the government is underway. There's an ideology behind it.]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[What ails the Democratic Party? Since Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s defeat, several Democrats and center-left commentators have pointed the finger at one culprit: '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'the groups.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';''&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Was she a weak candidate? Was it Joe Biden's fault? Did Trump have unexpected strength? Or was it a global trend?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[One Striking Pattern Hidden in the Election Results]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Were voters rejecting Democrats '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' or just the Biden-Harris administration?]]></description>
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							<description><![CDATA[Politics feels different in the 2020s. Is it a blip or a lasting change?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Had Lost Hope. Now They Have It Back]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The party had lost hope. Now it has it back.]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Andrew Prokop</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Harris's polling has improved. But has it improved by enough for her to win?]]></description>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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