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<title><![CDATA[Kaivan Shroff - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/49075.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Kaivan Shroff]]></description><category domain="49075">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Fetterman's GOP Convention Video Was a Trap for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/fetterman-republican-convention-video-trump</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The senator adopted the mantle of bipartisanship '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' but the premise of the event betrayed his framing.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[South Carolina, Not Maine Is Similar to 2024]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/everyone-comparing-maine-to-2024-is-looking-at-the-wrong-state-opinion/ar-AA28rAys</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, I participated in one of the most controversial decisions either major political party has made in modern American history. As a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, I voted to replace President Joe Biden with Kamala Harris as our party'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nominee following...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Maine Democrats Are Missing an Opportunity]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/maine-democrats-graham-platner-replacement-susan-collins</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The state party avoided errors Democrats made when replacing Joe Biden in 2024, but likely nominee Troy Jackson could use a better convention.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Harris' Rebooted Online 'Headquarters' Is Not the Answer]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/opinion/kamala-harris-headquarters-67-democrats-young-voters</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kaivan Shroff: The launch felt like another splashy consultant-serving, donor-driven project that sidesteps the real work the left needs to do to win back younger voters.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Mayor Mamdani Is In for a Reality Check]]></title>
							<link>https://www.ms.now/news/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor-democrats-promises</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Kaivan Shroff: The new mayor's campaign promises will now meet the limits of law, budgets and math]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Schumer and Jeffries Shouldn&rsquo;t Take the Bait on Zohran Mamdani]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/10/20/schumer_jeffries_shouldnt_take_bait_on_zohran_mamdani_153424.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s no denying it '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('“').';' NYC mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani is electric. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s charismatic, multilingual, and has figured out how to turn politics into something people actually feel inspired by again. He'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s built online support that most Democrats could only dream of...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[One Lesson Democrats Should Learn From Kirk's Legacy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/charlie-kirk-turning-point-democrats-organizing-rcna233202</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democrats don't have anything similar to Turning Point USA in either function or scale.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Case for Bernie Sanders Retiring From the Senate]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/bernie-sanders-old-retire-senate-rcna152837</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[To suggest every older candidate or public servant retire would be rank ageism. But Ibelieve Sanders had an opportunity here to set an important example.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Newsom-DeSantis Debate Was a Pyrrhic Victory for Dems]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4337886-newsom-desantis-debate-was-a-pyrrhic-victory-for-democrats/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Kaivan Shroff</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the much-anticipated debate between California Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Gavin Newsom'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (D) and Florida Gov.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' Ron DeSantis'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' (R), a flurry of reactions has emerged. Many Democrats have applauded Newsom'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s verbal sparring, sharing viral moments of Newsom zinging the flailing 2024...]]></description>
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