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<title><![CDATA[Dustin Guastella - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/45760.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Dustin Guastella]]></description><category domain="45760">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[This Is the Winning Message for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/democrats-survey-populism-economy</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The top-performing messages we tested have a simple formula. They focus on Americans'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' day-to-day struggles to pay for rent and groceries, and the widespread frustration with prices that rise faster than working-class wages.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Class Gap on the Left Threatens Any Winning Coalition]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/democrats-class-wealth-gap</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Debates on the left are typically framed as a division between moderates and progressives, with the two sides wrestling over how best to form a governing coalition. Yet, in many ways, this divide obscures a much bigger fault line: the class divide. The fact is, many of the Democratic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Talarico's Only Chance To Win Texas Seat for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/01/texas-democrat-primary-james-talarico-votes</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[James Talarico got the opponent he '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' and the Democratic party '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' wanted, but flipping Texas blue means winning blue-collar voters, not blue-blooded donors]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Could a PA Primary Decide Democrats' New Direction?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/19/pennsylvania-primary-democratic-party</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election in Allentown pits three establishment insiders against a firefighter with a populist message]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Working-Class Supporters Abandoning Trump, GOP]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/05/trump-working-class-support</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Our survey finds that 20% of 2024 Trump voters are considering abandoning Republicans in 2028. But the picture isn't rosy for Democrats either]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why 'Affordability Agenda' Won't Deliver for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/why-the-affordability-agenda-wont-deliver-for-democrats/ar-AA1V9py8</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The gospel of affordability is not bold enough to convince voters that the Democrats care about them. To build a lasting majority, Democrats must embrace populism.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Abandon Unions in Shutdown Brinkmanship]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/democrats-abandon-unions-in-shutdown-brinkmanship/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two of the biggest unions in the federal workforce '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' are demanding that Democrats reopen the government now. It's not because they've turned MAGA or suddenly embraced the GOP...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Will and Won't Work for Democrats in 2028]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/22/trump-voters-2028-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats need to win back the working class in 2028. Our research shows what does and doesn't work]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Wages Over Welfare: How Democrats Can Win Workers]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/2025/07/how-dems-can-win-back-maga-workers/?us=1</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Eleven percent. That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the magic number: the share of working-class Donald Trump voters that Democrats have a reasonable shot at persuading, according to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the latest report'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' from the Center for Working-Class Politics, or CWCP. The report amounts to one of the most comprehensive...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Caused Democrats' No-Show Problem in 2024?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-caused-democrats-no-show-problem-in-2024/ar-AA1FN9WW</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong in the 2024 election. Did the party swing too far to the left or not far enough? Was the Democrats'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';' defeat due to a failure to turnout base voters or a failure to persuade swing voters?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for American Reindustrialization]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/02/american-reindustrialization-manufacturing</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Walking through the US's deindustrialized zones is a bit like walking through Dresden after 1945. We can rebuild better than before]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Shawn Fain Is Right. America Needs To Rethink Trade]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/shawn-fain-is-right-america-needs-to-rethink-trade/ar-AA1CBdq0</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain has many liberals scratching their heads. The longtime critic of Donald Trump who wore a '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'TRUMP IS A SCAB'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' T-shirt at the Democratic National Convention last year has come out in support of the president'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s favorite economic...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Still Misunderstand Working-Class Voters]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/01/democrats-working-class-voters</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can moderate Democrats, plotting their path back to power, convincingly make a populist pivot?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Need To Ditch Limousine Liberalism]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/20/liberal-left-trump-working-class</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[An effective fight against the president-elect requires a struggle that takes the frustrations of working-class voters seriously]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[We Warned the Democratic Party]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/15/democratic-party-election-loss-populism</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Can they change course? Maybe, but they need a message of commonsense solidarity without liberal elitism]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris Should Talk About People's Needs, Not Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/22/harris-working-class-voters-poll-election</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Our polling shows that the best way to defeat Trump is offer a compelling economic platform that puts working families first]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP's New Platform Is Scary--Because It Can Win]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/10/republican-platform-liberal-rebrand</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Dustin Guastella</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The manifesto rebrands historically liberal stances, like guarding entitlements and growing blue-collar jobs, as Republican]]></description>
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