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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden's Last Hurrah]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/10/31/joe_bidens_last_hurrah_148392.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are staring down an electoral abyss in the November midterm elections. A Republican majority in Congress will result in this being President Joe Biden's last hurrah. Expect a 2023 announcement that he will not run for reelection. The reasons are political and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will LA Voters Choose Competence Over Ideology?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/12/will_la_voters_choose_competence_over_ideology_147731.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The velocity of the political zephyr from California is increasing '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' from San Francisco'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s recall of progressive District Attorney Chesa Boudin to the mayor'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s race in Los Angeles. Do these portend national political winds of change, or isolated progressive...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lenient CA Prosecutors Spur Voter Ire &mdash; and Gascon Recall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/12/23/lenient_ca_prosecutors_spur_voter_ire__and_gascon_recall_146933.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An imperfect storm of political events and policy misfires has sparked a national crime crisis. Homicide and violent crime are increasing in most major cities, 12 of which have set new records for homicides. However, in California and nationally, the political pendulum may be swinging...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Following in The Donald's Celebrity Footsteps]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/07/29/following_in_the_donalds_celebrity_footsteps_146156.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Did Donald Trump dissuade or invite more celebrity political candidates? Although celebrity candidates are not a new phenomenon, we are on the verge of a bumper crop. This is another of Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s unlikely legacies'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'depending on the success of his imitators.
Ronald Reagan remains...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two California Recalls]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/20/a_tale_of_two_california_recalls_145626.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For better or worse, California often leads the nation's political discourse. Central to that discourse at the moment is the expected recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom; a recall of Los Angeles County's district attorney, meanwhile, is building steam. Each reveals something telling about the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could a Celebrity Candidate Roil the Newsom Recall Waters?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/24/could_a_celebrity_candidate_roil_the_newsom_recall_waters_145293.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Efforts to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom are subject to the winds of time and time is on Newsom's side. The deadline to submit 1.5 million valid signatures of registered voters to the state is March 17; nearly 2 million signatures must be submitted to allow for many...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Excerpt From 'Center Stage,' a Political Thriller]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/01/09/excerpt_from_center_stage_a_political_thriller_144960.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chapter One
May 4, Washington, D.C.
It was the perfect funeral. The perfect weather appeared as Washington, D.C.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s, rain had ceased, and the sun struggled out from behind gray clouds. The perfect blend of grief and respect cascaded down the rolling greens of Arlington National...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Seven Steps to Address Distrust of the Election Process]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/12/18/seven_steps_to_address_distrust_of_the_election_process.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA["Donald Trump is an illegitimate president." -- Hillary Clinton
"Joseph Biden would be an illegitimate president." -- Donald Trump
Such reactions from defeated candidates, dutifully echoed by millions of their followers, cripple a victorious president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s ability to govern. Seventy...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Trump's COVID Case Can Propel Him to Victory]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/10/06/how_trumps_covid_case_can_propel_him_to_victory_144382.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Wayne Avrashow</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a year filled with October surprises, we may have one more. As a political novelist, I'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'m on the lookout for stories with conflict, drama, and unexpected plot twists. Here'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s one stimulating possibility: the Phoenix-like rise of Donald Trump.
Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first Twitter video...]]></description>
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