Election 2020
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Americans Can’t Wait for Washington to Design Family Care Programs When States Have Tools to Act
Democratic presidential candidates finally tackled family leave in the November debate, but a major study shows that states can take steps now to address caregiving needs. Read more
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Pete Caught in Headlights; Kamala Unbound
Buttigieg summons shades of Michael Dukakis. No offense to Dukakis, but that’s not good. Read more
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Piling on Elizabeth Warren
Today on TAP: Wall Street Democrats fear a Warren nomination Read more
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Trump’s Strange Absence From Democratic Campaign Messages
Democrats are failing to connect Trump to their larger critique of the status quo political economy. Read more
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Senate Candidate Jess Scarane Is Running to Shake Up Delaware Politics
The primary challenger to Chris Coons wants to put the public interest ahead of the establishment status quo in the corporate-friendly state. Read more
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A Road Map to Warren’s Entire Administration
The presidential candidate’s Medicare for All transition plan is a muddle. But it reveals her theory of progress. Read more
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Top Democratic Consultants Working for Anti–Medicare for All Campaign
The industry-led Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, which has assailed Democratic presidential candidates’ reform plans, is drawing on Democratic firms for assistance. Read more
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How Elizabeth Warren Misread the Politics of Health Care
She got caught in a policy duel with herself, and was late to understanding how important health care is to the Democratic base. Read more
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Centrist Senator Chris Coons Faces Primary Challenge in Delaware
Jessica Scarane, a tech industry veteran, has filed to face Coons in the primary. Read more
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Wall Street the Answer to Democratic Jitters? Come On.
Today on TAP: Mike Bloomberg is not the cure to what ails the party Read more
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Elizabeth Warren Dreams Big in North Carolina
The candidate’s first trip to the state featured recent endorser and Squad member Ayanna Pressley. Read more
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OK Bloomberg
Today on TAP: Michael Bloomberg’s absurd flirtations with the presidency Read more
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It’s Old and White, but New Hampshire Is Not Republican
And while Democratic hopefuls have swarmed the state, three-quarters of Democratic voters don’t know whom they’ll support. Read more
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Biden’s and Buttigieg’s Sexist Attacks
Today on TAP: The ‘likeability’ question descends on Elizabeth Warren Read more
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Ridiculous D.C. Invite of the Week, Joe Biden Fundraiser Edition
A show of support for Biden in Washington featured over 50 Obama veterans, many of whom went on to serve corporate America. Read more
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Elizabeth, Bernie, Joe, and Pete
Pete Buttigieg is coming on strong, as the Wall Street Democrat heir to a faltering Joe Biden. Can he overtake Warren and Sanders in Iowa? Read more
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Campaign 2020—The Story The New York Times Doesn’t Want to Tell
Today on TAP: ‘How to Beat Trump in 2020’ misses the mark Read more
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The Empty Center of American Politics Descends on New Hampshire
Where second-tier presidential candidates talk bipartisanship while not really agreeing with each other on much of anything Read more
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Super PAC Backing ‘Middle-Class Joe’ Is Led by Lobbyists, Corporate Consultants, and Democratic Fundraisers
This week, Unite the Country announced its top staffers, most of whom either work for major corporations or run groups funded by corporate interests. Read more
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The Deep State May Yet Save the Republic
Today on TAP: The patriots who stand between Donald Trump and dictatorship Read more
