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							<title><![CDATA[The Parties Know They&rsquo;re Losing. That&rsquo;s Why They&rsquo;re Redrawing Districts.]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Brett Loyd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Partisan affiliation in the U.S. has sharply declined over the past two decades. Today, only 28% of Americans identify with either the Republican or Democratic party, down from'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' 34%'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' in 2004. This drop in party loyalty helps explain the rise of the independent voter, who now make up'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';'...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters Want Age and Term Limits for Elected Officials]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Brett Loyd</author>
							<description><![CDATA[At a time when divisive American political rhetoric drives the headlines, and sentiment on elected officials and the direction of the country is bleak, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s hard to find solutions in which Democrats, independents, and Republicans agree. However, in looking at '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'age limits'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';'...]]></description>
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