Election 2016
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What the 2020 Democratic Primary Campaign Will Really Be About
Jan 20, 2019The contest, like others before it, will be much more about identity than issues.
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The 2016 Election Was Ultimately About One Big Thing
Oct 19, 2018A new book argues it was a struggle over identity.
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On Election Security, Feds Flounder While States Make Strides
Oct 26, 2017Trump’s “election integrity” commission has sucked all the air out of the room, but the real work of securing the nation’s voting system is happening far outside the Beltway.
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How She Lost
Sep 21, 2017Malpractice cost Clinton the election, but her ambivalence on big issues was produced by big structural factors that affect all Democrats.
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Democrats' Unsolvable Media Problem
Sep 17, 2017Liberals are still all but helpless in the face of right-wing lies that mutate and evolve.
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Voter Suppression in the Mirror and Looking Forward
Aug 07, 2017How much damage occurred in 2016, and what’s in store for 2018 and beyond?
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The FEC’s Moment of Truth
Jul 13, 2017The Russia mess has exposed serious weaknesses in the campaign-finance system, and the Federal Election Commission is overdue for action.
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Keeping Russia Out of the Voting Booth
Jun 22, 2017Recent disclosures reveal attempted Russian intrusions into American election systems—and that state officials were kept in the dark.
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Everybody Needs to Stop Telling Hillary Clinton to Shut Up
Jun 12, 2017Why are so many people so angry at her?
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Democrats Need to Be the Party of and for Working People—of All Races
Jun 01, 2017And they can’t retake Congress unless they win over more white workers.
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The Democrats’ ‘Working-Class Problem’
Jun 01, 2017It’s not only with whites. It reaches well into the party’s base.
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Winning (Some) Middle-of-the-Road Working-Class Whites
Jun 01, 2017White working-class voters differ not just in “what they think” but in “how they think.” Understanding this difference is the key to creating a successful Democratic strategy for regaining their support.
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The Racism Obstacle
Jun 01, 2017There are limits to how effectively a progressive populist economics can woo working-class whites.
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Did Misogyny Drive Comey’s Subversion of Presidential Campaign?
May 03, 2017The potential villains in the FBI’s anti-Clinton narrative were all women.
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First Official 2016 Turnout Report Has Some Good News
Mar 16, 2017Same-day registration shows its power.
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