Our gerontocracy problem isn’t just dotard politicians. It’s getting non-geezers to vote.
Abdul el-Sayed
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Hey, Bernie, the Democratic Establishment Is Spending Big on Progressive Insurgents
Past midterm tensions between Democratic campaign committees and progressive activists are nowhere to be found this fall.
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Health Care Trade Groups Leaning Right
Campaign contributions from health care’s major players continue to flow to the GOP despite the party’s predatory behavior toward the insurance system and public health.
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Meet the Democratic Senate Candidates Who Are Overperforming. And Underperforming
While Democrats are on track to win the House popular vote by eight points, that partisan tilt alone isn’t enough to carry the Senate.
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Is It True That If You’re Explaining, You’re Losing?
Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico have taken opposite approaches to fending off Republican attacks.
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Why Political Polling Seems So Unreliable
Veteran pollster Stefan Hankin points to several factors wrecking polling’s reputation.
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This Is the Biggest Reason Why a Blue Wave Is Probably Coming
Nothing makes voters angrier at the party in power than having less money in their pockets, and real disposable income is down.
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The Health Care Crisis and How to Fix It
Democrats have glommed onto proposals such as the impractical Medicare for All and the inadequate public option. There’s a better way.
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On Fox News, El-Sayed Bravely Defended Gender-Affirming Care, Then Took a Weird, Wrong Turn
The U.S. Senate candidate crossed over into bravado when he compared trans surgery to circumcision.
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The Myth of the Establishment Democrat
Establishment is used as a description and even a slur, but it’s really just misleading.
