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<title><![CDATA[Holly Otterbein - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/39238.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Holly Otterbein]]></description><category domain="39238">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[NYT Columnist Ezra Klein Becomes Advisor to Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/11/16/ezra-klein-power-play-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New York Times columnist'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ezra Klein'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Fretting Over New Jersey Gov Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.axios.com/2025/10/04/democrats-worry-new-jersey-governors-race</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Top Democrats are increasingly alarmed the party could lose the governor's race in traditionally blue New Jersey next month because of a series of stumbles by the Democratic nominee, U.S. Rep.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Mikie Sherrill.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Though Brand in Toilet, Dems Hope To Put Senate in Play]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-squint-and-see-chances-at-a-senate-majority/ar-AA1KzlTT</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are starting to finally see their path back to power in the Senate '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' if they squint really, really hard.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems First 2028 Test: Biden's Mental Acuity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/biden-mental-acuity-2028-democrats-debate-00352436</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some Democrats argue their leaders aren't owning up to the truth about Biden and risk keeping the issue alive indefinitely.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Talk Change, Few Seem Willing To Make a Leap]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/don-t-t-together-then-095500777.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's been months since Democrats suffered a devastating defeat at the polls. For all the talk about the party's need for change, few seem actually willing to make the leap.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is the Democratic Brand Toxic?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/democrats-running-independent-toxic-brand-001832</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After devastating losses across the map, some Democrats are thinking about a serious rebrand.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Crisis Mode Sets In as Democratic Losses Pile Up]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/10/democratic-party-crisis-mode-00188547</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Everyone agrees they lost the working class, but they'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re deeply divided on where to place the blame '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and what to do about it.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems See Warning Signs for Harris w/Latino Men in PA]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/17/kamala-harris-latino-men-swing-states-00184270</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Latino political and business leaders in Pennsylvania have privately warned the Kamala Harris campaign that it is not doing enough to engage Latino voters and elected officials in the state, imperiling her chances of defeating Donald Trump here.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris' Pennsylvania Team Plagued by Finger-Pointing]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/16/kamala-harris-pennsylvania-campaign-drama-00183844</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are worried Vice President Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' operation is being poorly run in the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s biggest battleground state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[John Fetterman Doesn't Care What You Think About Him]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/27/john-fetterman-q-and-a-00133217</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Democrat has some thoughts to share on Biden, the left and James Carville, too.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Liberal Group Spending $70M to Make Biden 'Cooler' Online]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/24/biden-progress-now-memes-00117768</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ProgressNow is betting that improving Biden's online presence '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' through memes, videos and other social media images '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' will help win over voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Biden Has a NH Problem. Enter Bernie Sanders]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/26/biden-allies-new-hampshire-00113116</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Big-name Democrats are appearing in New Hampshire to sing Joe Biden's praises as the president stays away.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Fall of Roe v. Wade Shook the 2022 Election]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/19/dobbs-2022-election-abortion-00074426</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[More than 50 Democratic and Republican elected officials, campaign aides and consultants took POLITICO inside the first campaign after the Supreme Court's landmark ruling.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Growing Anxious--Again--Over Black Turnout]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/25/democrats-black-voter-turnout-00063254</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic strategists worry the party isn't doing enough to motivate Black voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[In WI, Barnes Bets on Abortion To Save His Campaign]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/12/mandela-barnes-ron-johnson-polls-abortion-00061321</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic candidate for Senate in Wisconsin is struggling to regain momentum against incumbent Ron Johnson.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Weak Rural Turnout Could Hurt GOP in November]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/03/weak-rural-turnout-gop-00059876</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic Party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s newest star has an unlikely group to thank for his upset victory: rural voters.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dems Bet on Progressives To Keep Control of Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/10/progressives-fetterman-oz-trump-00050765</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voters have opted for left-wing candidates in Wisconsin and Pennsylvannia, two of the pivotal contests that could determine whether Democrats retain their Senate majority.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democrats' Giant Dilemma]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/16/john-fetterman-profile-2022-senate-politics-pennsylvania-481259</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[John Fetterman's blue-collar progressivism has endeared him to Pennsylvania voters. Why are so many Democratic leaders opposing his Senate run?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Call Civil War Cease-Fire During Georgia Runoffs]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/12/democrats-civil-war-cease-fire-georgia-senate-runoffs-election-444633</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA["We'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'re doing this because we understand the math," said one progressive leader.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Guide to Pennsylvania's Political Hot Spots]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/31/pennsylvania-hot-spots-433751</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Keystone State has emerged as a virtual must-win for both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['Forgotten' Pennsylvania Region Holds Key in 2020 Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/10/forgotten-pennsylvania-region-holds-key-to-trumps-fate-428482</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a critical swing state, one little-known county plays an outsized role.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Leans on 2016 Tactic to Crack Biden Support]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/19/trump-weaken-joe-biden-support-357164</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The president's campaign is aiming to pare down the former veep's margins in key swing states.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sanders Bets on Biden Debate Implosion]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/15/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-debate-129418</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[His rivals have been waiting for more than a year for Biden to wilt under pressure. Sunday's debate looks like Sanders' last hope.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Coming Clash Between Bernie &amp; Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/13/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-clash-2020-098433</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The former vice president's record on Social Security is about to be torn open by Sanders.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Most Consequential Moment of the Dem Primary]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/05/medicare-for-all-2020-democratic-primary-075034</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A Kamala Harris town hall meeting in August 2017 is reverberating in the Democratic presidential race to this day.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders Is in Trouble]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/30/bernie-sanders-2020-election-decline-228755</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Holly Otterbein</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Up close and personal with a candidate in decline '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and seemingly stuck in his ways.]]></description>
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