The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation between the center and the left.
Kamala Harris
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What is Political Courage?
It’s more complicated than just bucking one’s party or president. What I learned from Representatives Peter Meijer, Tom Suozzi, Don Bacon, and Jamie Raskin.
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The Case for the DNC’s Ken Martin. Really
The party chair is being excoriated, but the truth is that he’s taking on the D.C. consultant class, building a strong grassroots operation, and raising tons of money while disposing of the Harris campaign’s 2024-incurred debts.
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JD Vance Is the Most Mistreated Vice President Since … Well, The Last Two
The vice president’s humiliations in Budapest and Islamabad raise the question: Why did Trump set him up to fail?
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The Internet Is Bigger Than Hasan Piker
Democrats should go on challenging shows—but no one should be pressured to prove their populist bona fides on a streamer who may cost them more voters than he delivers.
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Democrats’ “Branding Problem” Is a Literal One
MAGA has mountains of merch. Why don’t Democrats?
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Crabs, A Helicopter, and One Town’s Fight Against ICE
As ICE creates new deportation centers, Newport, on the quirky, impossibly beautiful Oregon coast, finds itself a battleground in Trump’s war on immigrants. It’s not alone as ICE plans for hosts of detention centers in small towns.
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Three Takeaways from the Taylor Rehmet Texas Shocker
A big swing left from Latino voters may signal a blue wave coming in November.
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Why Memory Hole the Biden-Harris Successes?
Democrats have an odd history of throwing out the good and the bad when it comes to their presidents. They shouldn’t repeat that mistake.
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J.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in History
The public isn’t taking to his obnoxious style, which bodes well for politics in the post-Trump era.
