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							<title><![CDATA[Play Ball! The Democrats' Presidential Roster]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/09/30/play_ball_the_democrats_presidential_roster_141368.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Baseball'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s postseason is upon us, as the 10 surviving teams strive for a berth in the World Series. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee has been trying to narrow the field of presidential candidates for future debates. So, in baseball terms, let'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s take a look at the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[When Bipartisanship Was Part of the Opening Day Lineup]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/04/05/when_bipartisanship_was_part_of_the_opening_day_lineup_136716.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It was Opening Day in Washington, 1969. The pre-game festivities at District of Columbia Stadium (the name was officially changed to Robert F. Kennedy Stadium two months later) featured the newly elected president, Richard M. Nixon, throwing out the first ball -- actually for ceremonial...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Second Round Voting Can Save American Democracy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/07/15/how_second_round_voting_can_save_american_democracy_134474.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It is 1968. Segregationist third party candidate George Wallace appears within reach of preventing either major party candidate from winning an electoral majority, leaving the outcome to Congress. A racist candidate who finished a distant third is positioned to become...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is It a Movement or a Candidacy?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/08/28/is_it_a_movement_or_a_candidacy_127894.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the 1970s, there was a television commercial for audio recording tape that opened with the line '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Is it live, or is it Memorex?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Viewers had to discern whether the voice they just heard was live or recorded on a Memorex tape. Of course, they couldn'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'t hear the difference....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Iowa Caucuses a Poor Proxy for America]]></title>
							<link>http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_27660102/poor-proxy-america</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Politics Is Customizable: The Pitfalls of Micro-Targeting]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2014/12/08/all_politics_is_customizable_the_pitfalls_of_micro-targeting_124856.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The mantra of American politics'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'and to a large extent, even the politics of foreign countries'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'has long been former House Speaker Tip O'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Neill'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s declaration that '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'all politics is local.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' First popularized by O'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'Neill in the mid-1930s, this aphorism became...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[All Politics Is Customizable: Micro-Targeting]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Rick Ridder</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The mantra of American politics'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';'and to a large extent, even the politics of foreign countries'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('—').';'has long been former House Speaker Tip O'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'Neill'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'s declaration that '&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';'all politics is local.'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' First popularized by O'&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('’').';'Neill in the mid-1930s, this aphorism became the rationale for almost any...]]></description>
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