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<title><![CDATA[Michael Baharaeen - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/48593.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Michael Baharaeen]]></description><category domain="48593">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Road Back to the Working Class]]></title>
							<link>https://www.welcomestack.org/p/democrats-road-back-to-the-working</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[New research offers Democrats a roadmap back to voters they have lost.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[On Dogmas, Heterodoxy and Supermajorities]]></title>
							<link>https://www.welcomestack.org/p/on-dogmas-heterodoxy-and-supermajorities</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A review of Supermajority: How Democrats Can Build Lasting Power]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sen. Ossoff Is the Democrats' Best Midterm Weapon]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/jon-ossoff-is-the-democrats-best-anti-trump-weapon/?edition=us</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since their 2024 election defeat, Democrats have been desperate for a leader who can help turn the party's fortunes around. Identifying such a leader has been no easy task. However, one figure is emerging as a strong contender to bridge these factions: Georgia senator Jon Ossoff. Though...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Difficult for Democrats To Escape 'Crazy' Woke Ideas]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/aoc-cant-escape-woke/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on ABC's This Week with Jonathan Karl. During their discussion, Karl asked her about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's unearthed past comments, including those saying that Thanksgiving should be cancelled. After...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[AOC Tries and Fails To Replicate Obama&rsquo;s Appeal]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/aoc-tries-and-fails-to-replicate-obamas-appeal/?edition=us</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared at a Michigan campaign rally with Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed. Is the answer to our problems to turn to the same playbook over and over again?]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Joe Biden's Return Could Be a Blessing for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/joe-bidens-return-could-be-a-blessing-for-democrats/?edition=us</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After spending more than a year in the political wilderness, former president Joe Biden and his family are suddenly everywhere again. Jill Biden has been touring the country to promote her book and rehash many of the arguments surrounding Joe's decision to end his re-election bid. Hunter...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Have a Hasan Piker Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/democrats-have-a-hasan-piker-problem/?edition=us</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, Democrats have been debating a key question: how big should their tent be?'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' One of the big takeaways from their 2024 defeat was that they had struggled to connect with young male voters. As part of this, they had likely hurt themselves by refusing to engage with media...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Sen. Fetterman Has Found Fans in the Wrong Party]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/john-fetterman-has-found-fans-in-the-wrong-party/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Quinnipiac University released a poll of Pennsylvania voters showing, among other things, how they viewed their state leaders.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Walz Sets Example for Dems in Working With Homan]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/tim-walz-breaks-with-the-resistance-playbook/?set_edition=en</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Tim Walz this week signalled that he is ready to help ease Minnesota's conflict with the Trump administration, starting with working with border czar Tom Homan. Speaking to The Bulwark, the Minnesota Governor said: I don't agree with Tom Homan's philosophy on things, but I do understand...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Left Should Try Harder To Understand Their Opponents]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/liberals-should-try-harder-to-understand</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Even'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'or especially'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'in emotionally fraught times.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Texas]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/democrats-are-playing-with-fire-in</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Jasmine Crockett's candidacy could all but end their chances of flipping a much-needed Senate seat next year.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Crockett Run Turns Texas Into Another Lost Dem Cause]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/jasmine-crockett-run-turns-texas-into-another-lost-democratic-cause/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Next year's midterms are shaping up nicely for the Democrats. The party is overperforming in special elections and off-year contests up and down the ballot. Its lead in the generic ballot poll is growing, albeit marginally, and it may be winning the gerrymandering battle. But one...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Hope, Fear and AI]]></title>
							<link>https://substack.com/home/post/p-179851346</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Nearly a year into Trump'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s second term, American politics and life have seen dramatic changes'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';'or have they? That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s the question our friends at the American Communities Project (ACP) explored in a new major survey.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Voters Want To See From Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/what-voters-want-to-see-from-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two new surveys break down what Americans are looking for in prospective candidates.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsom Sees Dems' Man Problem, But Can He Fix It?]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/newsom-recognises-the-democrats-man-problem-but-can-he-fix-it/</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In a weekend interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Gavin Newsom took a moment to speak directly to the Democratic Party about its struggles with young men. The California Governor remarked that Democrats had ceded ground on issues regarding masculinity, and that it has cost them electorally....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Six Takeaways From Last Week's Elections]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/six-takeaways-from-last-weeks-elections</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A deep dive into election results in New Jersey, Virginia, and elsewhere.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Comes Next After Big Night for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a-big-night-for-democrats</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[TLP's reflections on the 2025 elections and what comes next for the party.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Previewing the NJ &amp; VA Governor Races: Part II]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/previewing-the-new-jersey-and-virginia-519</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Examining the current polling picture and big issues at play in each state.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Previewing New Jersey and Virginia Governor Races]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/previewing-the-new-jersey-and-virginia</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the 2024 presidential election increasingly in the rearview mirror and the 2026 midterms still more than a year away, political observers right now have their sights set on a handful of odd-year elections.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Help Midterm Prospects, Dems Need To Rein In Left]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/federal-shutdown-will-hurt-democrats-midterm-prospects/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats this week forced a federal government shutdown. Though their stated reason is to get an agreement on extending subsidies for the Obamacare exchanges, it's clear that the party's primary goal is to show its agitated base that it is doing something to resist Donald Trump....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats Need a Reset on Border, Crime, Social Order]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/democrats-need-a-reset-on-immigration</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[During the Trump era, the Democratic Party has stumbled on a number of issues, perhaps none more than immigration and crime.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Leftward Drift Threatens Midterm Hopes]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/democrats-leftward-drift-threatens-midterm-hopes/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Is the Left ascendant in the Democratic Party? Fresh off of New York Governor Kathy Hochul's Zohran Mamdani endorsement this week, a new poll has found that over half of likely Democratic voters prefer socialist-aligned figures to establishment politicians. The pollster, Data for...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Are Democrats Still Ignoring Voters on Crime?]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/why-are-democrats-still-ignoring-voter-crime-fears/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, President Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, DC, to crack down on crime and unrest in the cities, and he has subsequently threatened to do the same in other big cities as well. Just last week, he took to Truth Social to go after...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What Americans Think About Crime and Public Safety]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/what-americans-think-about-crime</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The first in a series of posts examining how the American public views various public policies and sociocultural issues.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Democrats' Voter Registration Slump Is a Warning]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/democrats-voter-registration-slump-is-a-warning-for-2026/</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats these days seem to have a little pep in their step. Now seven months into Donald Trump's second term, they are growing optimistic that the president's controversial start will help boost their prospects in next year's midterm election. Indeed, history suggests the out party...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Is DNC Autopsy Avoiding the Cause of Death?]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/why-is-the-dnc-autopsy-avoiding-the-obvious-cause-of-death/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since their defeat last year, Democrats have faced an unrelenting wave of postmortems. But one perspective that has been conspicuously missing so far is from the Democratic Party itself. Typically, after a party endures a brutal election loss it will take a hard look at its own missteps...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Democrats Lost Core Parts of Their Coalition in '24]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a-final-comprehensive-look-at-how</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[And how Democrats lost core parts of their coalition.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[New Democratic Group Tells Party To Drop Purity Tests]]></title>
							<link>https://unherd.com/newsroom/new-democratic-group-tells-party-to-drop-purity-tests/?us</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since their dismal performance at the 2024 election, the Democrats have spent months licking their wounds, wondering where they went wrong and how they can find a viable path forward. Post-election analyses have offered myriad reasons for their inability to stop a second Donald Trump...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Big Beautiful Bill May Carry Big Political Peril]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-big-beautiful-bill-may-carry</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On July 4, as Americans were gathering with family and friends to honor the nation's 249th birthday, something else happened in Washington, DC: President Trump signed into law his first major legislative accomplishment, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How Dems Can Maintain Patriotism in Trump Era]]></title>
							<link>https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/how-democrats-can-maintain-their</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Michael Baharaeen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Every year, around July 4, Gallup measures how Americans are feeling about their country.]]></description>
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