Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tells progressive Senate candidates to stop running in primaries and funnels money and operatives to his centrist preferences.
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Whither (Not Wither) the Post-Bernie Left
Today on TAP: The left needs to view a Biden presidency as an arena where victories will be possible
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Will Democrats Give Unmarried Women a Reason and a Way to Vote?
Voting laws can make it hard for groups like single mothers to get to the polls. We need smarter laws—and more compelling campaigns.
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The Democrats’ Virtual Convention
Today on TAP: Democrats may not need—or want—a live convention
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Sanders’s Must-Win Effort in Michigan
In a state where he’s done well, Bernie Sanders pulls out all the stops to slow the Biden juggernaut.
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Why 2020 Is a Turnout Election
The 2018 Democratic House gains were driven by higher turnout. This year will be the same—if Democrats do it right.
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Democratic Socialism—American Style
Prospect editors discuss the new edited volume ‘We Own the Future.’
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The Coronavirus Crisis Demands Progressive Governance
Democrats need a much more wide-ranging economic and public-health response—and right away.
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Biden Notwithstanding, It’s Biden
A likely majority of Democrats settle on the former veep, but the party remains deeply divided.
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A Progressive for the Lone Star State
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez represents the future of Texas politics—but can she make that future come this Tuesday?