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<title><![CDATA[Astead Herndon - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/39946.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Astead Herndon]]></description><category domain="39946">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Trump Has a Gas Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/donald-trump-has-a-gas-problem/ar-AA29F9WH</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Not the Left Rising. It&rsquo;s the Center Falling.]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first edition of The Midterms, Actually. Every week I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'ll be writing about two things:'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' one thing I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m thinking about'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' a big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' one thing I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m hearing, from a voice on the ground. You...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Nomination Is Vance's To Lose. And He Might]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-gop-nomination-is-vance-s-to-lose-and-he-might-lose-it/ar-AA288b81</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<title><![CDATA[Does Kamala Harris Really Have a Shot in 2028?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/does-kamala-harris-really-have-a-shot-in-2028/ar-AA27HqLD</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two years after her whirlwind ascension to Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Kamala Harris is thinking about'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¦').';'running for president again. Not doing it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' yet '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but laying the groundwork in case she does.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Big New Test of Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s Influence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-big-new-test-of-zohran-mamdani-s-influence/ar-AA268oBg</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The latest test of the anti-establishment wave sweeping the Democratic Party comes this Tuesday in New York. One year after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City and became a partywide icon, the state has turned into a live read on the rift between the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Hasan Piker Thinks Dems Are Moving in His Direction]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/why-hasan-piker-thinks-democrats-111500567.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Here's what's undeniable: The Democratic electorate has dramatically shifted when it comes to the United States' relationship with Israel.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Democrats Can&rsquo;t Sell America on 'Democracy']]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/why-democrats-t-sell-america-113000966.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' call for Americans to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'protect democracy'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' from candidate Donald Trump fell flat in the 2024 presidential election. Over and over, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said that Trump and other Republicans represented an existential threat to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Inside the Fight Over America's Data Centers]]></title>
							<link>https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/16/inside-the-fight-over-americas-data-centers/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Make no mistake: Americans hate data centers. A recent poll from Gallup shows 70 percent of Americans oppose a data]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Gallego on Why He Defended Swalwell &amp; Why He Regrets It]]></title>
							<link>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rub-n-gallego-why-defended-100000942.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This month, Rep. Eric Swalwell faced a flood of sexual'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' misconduct'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' allegations, pushing him to drop out of the California governor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s race. But the scandal'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s blast radius has also ensnared Sen. Rub'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('©').';'n Gallego of Arizona, a potential presidential candidate in 2028 and one of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Tells Us How She Really Feels]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nancy-pelosi-tells-us-how-she-really-feels/ar-AA1Z7j4N</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s record of impact is undeniable. Over more than three decades in Congress, the San Francisco juggernaut is frequently cited among the effective legislative operators of her generation '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the person who held together the votes for the Affordable Care Act, who twice...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mamdani on His Mayoral Transition and What Comes Next]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/zohran-mamdani-on-his-mayoral-transition-and-what-comes-next/ar-AA1TeOpq</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If one elected official had a breakout year in 2025, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Mamdani Won Over Trump--for Now]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-zohran-mamdani-won-over-donald-trump-for-now/ar-AA1QXAfP</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a triumphant election-night speech earlier this month, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addressed President Donald Trump directly, telling the president to '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'turn the volume up.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' Trump has repeatedly called Mamdani a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Communist'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and questioned his...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Georgia's Getting More Blue. The Runoffs Will Tell How Much]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/georgia-senate-trump.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A reliably red state for almost two decades, Georgia no longer resembles its Deep South neighbors. President Trump and Joe Biden head there Monday to help rally the bases.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will the Georgia Suburbs Give Dems the Senate, Too?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/us/politics/Atlanta-suburbs-runoff-Georgia.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Some Atlanta suburbs that used to be blood red went blue in November. But Democrats need strong turnout in January, not just disaffected Republicans seeking to give Trump one final defeat.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AOC on Dem House Losses and &amp; What's Next for the Left]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/us/politics/aoc-biden-progressives.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The congresswoman said Joe Biden's relationship with progressives would hinge on his actions. And she dismissed criticism from House moderates, calling some candidates who lost their races sitting ducks.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-howard.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' working inside institutions '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Bernie Sanders Dominated in Nevada]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/analysis-how-sanders-dominated/ar-BB10hBds</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' They showed up to Desert Pines High School in T'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'o Bernie T-shirts to caucus on Saturday morning, motivated by the idea of free college tuition, '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'Medicare for all'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' and the man making those promises: a 78-year-old white senator from Vermont. To dozens of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Kamala Harris&rsquo;s Campaign Unraveled]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/how-kamala-harriss-campaign-unraveled/ar-BBXvfO8?li=AAJUkZb</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' In early November, a few days after Senator Kamala Harris'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s presidential campaign announced widespread layoffs and an intensified focus on Iowa, her senior aides gathered for a staff meeting at their Baltimore headquarters and pelted the campaign manager, Juan...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Should a White Man Be the Face of Dems in 2020?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/politics/democrats-2020-white-male.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Astead Herndon</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On January 8, the restaurant chain Red Lobster became the 20th major advertiser to stop running ads on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program. It's not because advertising on Carlson's...]]></description>
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