Election 2020
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Taking Back Rural America
Democrats have faltered in rural areas for many years now. A new book offers a road map to reverse the trend. Read more
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If Bernie Can’t Camp Out in Iowa, Can the Berniecrats Still Deliver a Victory?
That’s one reason why the upcoming caucuses may be a dry run for the big organizing needed in November’s general election. Read more
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Biden’s Fake Obama Endorsement
Today on TAP: The candidate’s new ad is misleading at best Read more
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Biden’s Advocacy for Social Security Cuts Has Had Real Consequences
The proposal for ‘chained CPI,’ a cut to future benefits, during the Obama administration led to its widespread use in other areas of the government. Read more
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Welcome to the Season of Micro-Controversies
Watch what the candidates do, not (just) what they say. Read more
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The Cruel Vagaries of Random Primaries
Today on TAP: A few thousand voters in tiny, unrepresentative states hold outsize power Read more
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Bernie-and-Elizabeth Matters More Than Bernie-vs.-Elizabeth
History will remember both Sanders and Warren for taking on American capitalism. Their differences won’t loom that large. Read more
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The Shots Not Taken
Democrats shy from confrontation in Tuesday’s debate, but Warren may get a bounce from her not-quite-but-more-than-confrontational comeback. Read more
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Joe Biden Has Not Been Challenged
And he’s on a path to win as long as timid Democrats do nothing about it. Read more
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Wells Fargo Attorney Moonlights as Buttigieg Campaign Policy Adviser
The campaign has also had advisers sign non-disclosure agreements, and in at least one case attempted to lock someone up with a non-compete agreement. Read more
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Tom Steyer’s Long Journey
The former Robert Rubin protégé now runs for president condemning corporate power. But he also says that only a business leader can win that argument. Read more
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Warren’s Latest Plan Signals That It’s Time to Talk About Joe Biden’s Record
The bankruptcy expert releases a proposal that doubles as an indictment of Biden’s role in passing the 2005 bankruptcy law. Read more
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Pete’s Puerto Rico Problem
Buttigieg’s corrected list of fundraisers includes a top executive at one of the vulture fund holders of Puerto Rican debt. Read more
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The Christmas Miracle: Biden’s Unexamined List of High-Powered Fundraisers
The media let slip a golden opportunity to put into context how a Biden administration might use its power. Read more
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The Two (Or More) Primaries
The old ways of thinking about Democratic primaries shed less light this year, because of multiple candidates competing in multiple lanes. Read more
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Bloomberg: The Manchurian Candidate
Today on TAP: The Washington Post highlights Michael Bloomberg’s investment in China Read more
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Mayor Pete vs. AOC on Religious Left Values
Rolling Stone says the religious left should welcome Pete Buttigieg’s ‘public embrace of Christianity,’ but AOC’s ‘love thy neighbor’ politics reflects the Catholic Worker roots of democratic socialism. Read more
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The People’s Platform Rises in West Virginia
Stephen Smith’s movement-based campaign has released the first of 32 bottom-up proposals to change the state. It includes a wealth tax. Read more
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The Media’s Given Wall Street a Free Pass in the 2020 Primary
Despite a more treacherous financial system than four years ago, the media has made financial regulatory policy all but invisible in the Democratic race. Read more
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In the Spin Room With David Dayen
The Prospect’s executive editor interviewed newsmakers and campaigners at Thursday’s debate. Read more
