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Mike Bloomberg Compared the AARP to the NRA
He was angered that senior advocates would organize to stop cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. He also praised Paul Ryan.
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Why Bloomberg Can’t Beat Trump
It’s hard to imagine a Democrat less able to win working-class votes.
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The Battle for the Democratic Party Runs Through South Texas
A primary challenge to a conservative Democrat now pits an array of national progressive organizations against the Chamber of Commerce and the Koch network.
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Will Youth Vote Transform Nevada Caucuses?
The Silver State’s new workforce is younger and more likely to skew Democratic, but its members’ political affiliations are a bit opaque.
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Sanders and the Jewish Vote
How the senator from Vermont is testing the pro-Israel establishment
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Bloomberg: The ‘Democrat’ Who Treated Minorities as Inherently Criminal
If separating immigrant children from their parents at the border upsets you, Michael Bloomberg’s policies separated black and brown children from their parents all across New York.
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Michael Bloomberg and the Dangers of ‘Any Blue Will Do’ Politics
The presidential candidate is a mirror image of Trump.
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The Anti-Ideologue
A technocrat without a transformative vision. Michael Bloomberg’s presidential bid is all about his bank account.
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Can Americans Stop a Demagogue?
Patricia Roberts-Miller is the author of ‘Demagoguery and Democracy.’ The University of Texas at Austin professor of rhetoric breaks downs how demagogues succeed in destabilizing societies—and what that means for the United States.