At a convention that has featured loud protests by Bernie Sanders supporters, Badger State delegates have rallied together in a show of unity focused on victory in November.
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Democratic Unity: The Very Tricky Case of Trade
Sanders has won critical concessions from Clinton on trade, but whether she follows through is another matter.
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Bill Clinton Wins Hearts and Heads
The Democratic Party’s éminence grise delivers a masterful portrait of the woman and change agent who would be president.
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Education Reform Democrats Look Ahead to Life After Obama
School choice activists met at a Democratic National Convention forum to discuss the party’s education stances, but unions were conspicuously absent from discussion.
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‘You’re Being Ridiculous’
The Bernie-or-bust crowd makes up a small percentage of Sanders delegates, but could inflict disproportionate damage on Hillary Clinton if the Philadelphia convention’s progressive stars don’t knock some sense into them.
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Dispatches From Philadelphia: Day 2
The Prospect’s ongoing coverage from inside and outside the 2016 Democratic National Convention.Â
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Now Comes the Hard Part
The DNC’s Day One did much to unify the party, but keeping it unified through November will be no easy task.
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Latinos Remain Skeptical of Democrats’ Immigration Policy
For activists in Philadelphia, simply not being Donald Trump may not be enough.
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How Asian Americans Became Democrats
The last two decades have seen a major shift in the party preferences of Asian Americans, but they’re still not deeply engaged in civic life.
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Hillary Haters’ Fixation on Saul Alinsky
Conservatives have exploited the life and legacy of community organizer Saul Alinsky in a bid to demonize Hillary Clinton, but they misrepresent his actual influence and writings.
