Nearly half of eligible voters did not cast a ballot on November 8, and most of them are people the Democratic Party should be targeting.
Election 2016
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Immigrant Communities Brace for Trump
Donald Trump promised to deport two million “criminal illegal immigrants” in his first 100 days in office. Immigrants and their allies are already organizing, protesting, and defending “sanctuary cities.”
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No Common Ground with Trump
Some Democrats hope to work with the president-elect on issues like trade and infrastructure. This is almost delusional.
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How To Steal (or Nullify) an Election
North Carolina Republicans are doing their damnedest.
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Under Siege, Abortion-Rights Advocates Must Link Health Care to Economic Prosperity
A reproductive rights movement that had lost touch with women’s economic concerns is partly to blame for an election outcome that now puts basic constitutional rights in jeopardy.
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The Greatest Grift of All
Losers like Lincoln and FDR just didn’t see the presidency’s potential as a personal money-maker.
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Sanders Supporters See Some Silver Lining in Trump Victory
A Washington, D.C., rally to celebrate the death of the Trans-Pacific Partnership turned into a shout-out to progressives the moment Bernie Sanders took the stage just outside the U.S. Capitol, where hundreds had converged Thursday to catch a glimpse of their hero. “I’m not here to blame anybody, criticize anybody, but facts are facts,” the […]
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Q&A: Straight Talk From Maine on Why Trump Won
A veteran Democratic state lawmaker breaks down how a large swath of a rural blue state went red.
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A Government Of, By, and For the Deplorables
A frightening array of Islamophobes, xenophobes, homophobes, racists, and misogynists is assembling around President-elect Trump, normalizing the language and actions of hatred.
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Can Cities Protect Their Immigrants from Trump?
In the name of human decency—and law and order—many have pledged to try.