His sexual misconduct was an open secret. So why was he still seen as a rising star in the party?
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Trump’s Wreckage of Social Security and Medicare
The assault on cherished social insurance programs is a gift to Democrats, but only if they are clear about how to defend them.
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Voter Suppression, Executive Order Style
Voting rights advocates, the Democratic Party, and state attorneys general are fighting President Trump’s midterms-timed attacks on American voters.
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America, We Have a Super PAC Problem
Dark-money groups are spending more than ever to buy elections. But eradicating the super PAC plague could start with a simple pledge.
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Tom Steyer Is Trying Politics
To revive a dead political culture that could lead to a Republican becoming governor in one of the nation’s most Democratic states, the billionaire former investor is talking to voters.
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Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois
Only two of four AIPAC-backed Democratic House candidates won, despite tens of millions in spending.
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Illinois Senate Primary Features Millions in Outside Spending, Too
While the Democratic House primaries have gotten more attention, overlapping situational expenditures have boosted all three main contenders.
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Two Progressives Fight AIPAC (and Each Other) in IL-09
It’s a two-way race between Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh, but neither is counting out AIPAC-backed Laura Fine.
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In Illinois’s Eighth District, AIPAC and AI Try to Buy a Seat
Pro-corporate Melissa Bean is massively outraising Junaid Ahmed, her main progressive challenger.
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Centrists: Better Things Aren’t Possible
Third Way’s strategy session for Democratic moderates lacked any vision other than a hatred for progressives.