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<title><![CDATA[Kathleen Ronayne - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/30057.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Kathleen Ronayne]]></description><category domain="30057">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Democrats See a Midterm Map in California Recall Success]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/16/democrats_see_a_midterm_map_in_california_recall_success_146421.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Few Democrats were surprised to see Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom swat down a Republican-driven recall campaign in bright-blue California. But they were pleased with how he did it.
By making the race into a referendum on former President Donald Trump and his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsom's Nightmare: How One November Day Fueled the Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/08/newsoms_nightmare_how_one_november_day_fueled_the_recall_146367.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' On a single day last November, two events helped set the course for just the second recall election against a governor in California history: Gov. Gavin Newsom dined with 11 friends and lobbyists at one of the country'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most expensive restaurants as he...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Facing Recall, CA's Newsom Says He Made Mistakes in Communicating]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/19/facing_recall_cas_newsom_says_he_made_mistakes_in_communicating_145445.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged mistakes in communicating with the public last year before the first loosening of coronavirus restrictions led to an early summer spike in cases, a harsh lesson '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'that we reflect upon all the time'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' as the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[As Signature Collection Ends, California Heads Toward Newsom Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/03/17/as_signature_collection_ends_california_heads_toward_newsom_recall_145423.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ROCKLIN, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends.
The announcement Monday that Newsom was beginning to raise...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Intensifies Focus on Harris in Final Weeks]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/13/trump_intensifies_focus_on_harris_in_final_weeks_144433.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' arguing without evidence that it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s Harris, the first Black...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Biden Chose Harris: Inside His Search for a Running Mate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/12/how_biden_chose_harris_inside_his_search_for_a_running_mate_143942.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Gretchen Whitmer wanted out.
The Michigan governor had caught the interest of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Joe Biden'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' his vice presidential vetting committee, who were drawn to her prominence in a crucial battleground state and her aggressive response to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the coronavirus outbreak'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Picks Kamala Harris as Running Mate, First Black Woman]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/11/biden_picks_kamala_harris_as_running_mate_first_black_woman_143935.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Building Bridges&rsquo;: How Bass Became a Leading VP Contender]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/31/building_bridges_how_bass_became_a_leading_vp_contender_143854.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' California'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s leaders were deadlocked and on the verge of financial catastrophe in 2008. Five negotiators, including Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t agree on a budget that would guide the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s most populous state through...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['A Problem That We Need to Solve': Harris Takes Lead Role Blocking Republican Police Reform Bill]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/26/a_problem_that_we_need_to_solve_harris_takes_lead_role_blocking_republican_police_reform_bill_143555.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' When pressed to take a position on tough issues during the Democratic presidential primary, Kamala Harris often replied with a variation of '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'we need to have that conversation.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' But as the U.S. is roiled by police killings of Black men and women,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg to Go Face to Face Against Rivals]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/19/bloomberg_to_go_face_to_face_against_rivals_142437.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.
By spending more than $400 million of his own money and largely bypassing his opponents by skipping the early primary states, Bloomberg has rocketed to double-digit support in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bloomberg Makes Debate Stage, Facing Dem Rivals for 1st Time]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/02/18/bloomberg_makes_debate_stage_facing_dem_rivals_for_1st_time_142422.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[(AP) -- Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has qualified for the upcoming Democratic presidential debate, marking the first time he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll stand alongside the rivals he has so far avoided by bypassing the early voting states and using his personal fortune to define himself through television...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Independents Could Decide California&rsquo;s Democratic Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/10/independents_could_decide_californias_democratic_primary_142121.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, no prize is bigger than California, which offers more delegates than any other state. And as candidates plot their strategies here, there'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s an overlooked group of voters who could be key to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders Stars With Biden, Warren Absent at California Forum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/11/18/sanders_stars_with_biden_warren_absent_at_california_forum_141758.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders was greeted with booming cheers at a gathering of California Democrats Saturday, underscoring his popularity with the party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s liberal base as he looks to capture the biggest prize in the presidential primary season next year.
The...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Big Tech or Big Labor? 2020 Democrats Line up With Unions]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/02/big_tech_or_big_labor_2020_democrats_line_up_with_unions_141150.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Thousands of miles from the union halls of Pennsylvania and Michigan, organized labor is flexing its muscles in a pitched battle with Big Tech.
And the Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s 2020 class isn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t being shy about picking sides.
In a rare injection of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders, Harris Set for Showdown in Delegate-Rich California]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/22/sanders_harris_set_for_showdown_in_delegate-rich_california_141070.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Bernie Sanders has promised to win the California presidential primary in March, but home-state Sen. Kamala Harris is defending her turf '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' putting the two on a collision course in a state both see as a critical steppingstone to the White...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Tussle over Health Care at Nevada Labor Forum]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/05/democrats_tussle_over_health_care_at_nevada_labor_forum_140942.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential candidates'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' tussle over health care reform continued Saturday as they pitched themselves to Nevada union members, with former Vice President Joe Biden declaring he'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'against any Democrat who wants to get rid of Obamacare'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[2020 Democrats Grapple With California's Electoral Buzz Saw]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/03/2020_democrats_grapple_with_californias_electoral_buzz_saw_140476.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Democratic presidential candidates are confronting the Democratic National Committee'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' tough standards'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' to get on the debate stage, trying to distinguish themselves from their'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' many rivals'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' and plotting how to win the critical four early voting states....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Calif. Democrats Vying for US House May Crowd Each Other Out]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/24/calif_democrats_vying_for_us_house_may_crowd_each_other_out_136892.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Fresh-faced Democrats are packing U.S. House races nationwide, inspired to run in the Trump era with hopes of seizing long-held Republican seats in a much-anticipated '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'blue wave.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'
But in California, Democrats will find out in June if all that...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump, Clinton in All-Out Battle for New Hampshire]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/11/05/trump_clinton_in_all-out_battle_for_new_hampshire_132262.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Donald Trump is barnstorming New Hampshire in a last-ditch effort to grab the state's four Electoral College votes, a critical piece of his path to victory.
"We're going to have a great, great night on Tuesday in New Hampshire," Trump declared Friday at a rally in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump's 2005 Comments Disgust Women, But Change Few Opinions]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/10/11/trumps_2005_comments_disgust_women_but_change_few_opinions_132030.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Women voters in swing states are expressing deep disgust about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's assertion that an old tape featuring him talking about groping women amounted to "locker room talk" and not sexual assault.
But interviews with several...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cruz, Rubio Eye NH Momentum as Dems Gird for Long Fight]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/02/02/cruz_rubio_eye_nh_momentum_as_dems_gird_for_long_fight_129530.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- A victorious Ted Cruz and buoyant Marco Rubio emerged from Iowa with compelling claims to the outsider and mainstream mantles in the fractured Republican primary, as the presidential race shifted overnight to New Hampshire. Democrats were girding for a protracted...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Clinton, Sanders at Odds over Newly Proposed NH Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/01/27/clinton_sanders_at_odds_over_newly_proposed_nh_debate_129459.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[AMHERST, N.H. (AP) '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' Hillary Clinton's campaign is pushing Bernie Sanders to participate in a newly proposed Democratic debate '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' one not sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' to be held just days before the New Hampshire primary.
But Sanders, who has surged...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Kasich: Addresses New Hampshire House Ahead of Primary]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pataki Announces He's Ending White House Bid]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/12/30/pataki_announces_hes_ending_white_house_bid_129163.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BERLIN, N.H. (AP) -- Former New York Gov. George Pataki has ended his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with just over a month to go before the first nominating contests begin.
Pataki made the announcement in an ad that aired on local NBC affiliates in New Hampshire,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rubio Ramps Up Campaign With More Time in Early States]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/09/26/rubio_ramps_up_campaign_with_more_time_in_early_states_128228.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) -- After a summer largely spent raising money for his Republican campaign for president, Marco Rubio says he's about to start spending a whole lot more time in Iowa and the other early voting states.
"There were obviously other things we needed to do," the Florida...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Debate Stage Drama: GOP Awaits Top 10 Announcement]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/04/debate_stage_drama_gop_awaits_top_10_announcement_127648.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- They crowded the stage in New Hampshire for a debate-style faceoff.
But the jam-packed Republican field will be narrowed considerably for the first formal debate of the 2016 primary season later in the week. On Tuesday, Fox News announces which 10 presidential hopefuls...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Hopefuls Take on Illegal Immigration in Debate Preview]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/04/gop_hopefuls_take_on_illegal_immigration_in_debate_preview_127649.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- The Republican Party's presidential class demanded aggressive steps to curb illegal immigration, seizing on a delicate political issue while facing off in New Hampshire on Monday night during a crowded and pointed preview of the 2016 primary season's first...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In Early States, Trump Puts Premium on Staff, Big Events]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/16/in_early_states_trump_puts_premium_on_staff_big_events_127406.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- In a state where early organization is essential to a successful presidential campaign, Donald Trump's New Hampshire operation has the trappings of a legitimate political organization.
He's got seven full-time staffers in New Hampshire, a sprawling office space in...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Early-State Newspapers Plan GOP Forum Before Fox Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/15/early-state_newspapers_plan_gop_forum_before_fox_debate_127391.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A trio of newspapers in the early presidential nominating states is pushing back against the plan by Fox News to allow only 10 Republican candidates on stage in its Aug. 6 debate, the first of the 2016 campaign.
The New Hampshire Union Leader plans to host a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Independent Sanders Get on NH Democratic Primary Ballot?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/07/11/can_independent_sanders_get_on_nh_democratic_primary_ballot_127343.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kathleen Ronayne</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- From his run for mayor of Burlington to numerous campaigns for Congress, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has for more than three decades eschewed traditional party labels in his pursuit of political office, winning election after election as an independent.
As he seeks...]]></description>
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