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Episode 96: Revisiting populism’s popularity

The number keeps growing but at the moment there are 22 noble or nutty (you pick) souls running for president – and the election is still 16 months away. One of them, Bernie Sanders, says he is a...

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It’s time for a three-party system

The hulking, wounded elephant in the room of American politics is the disgraceful, scandalous performance of the two political parties in the past 50 years. “Elephants” are truths that are obvious but...

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Note to House GOP: Governing is an option

All of the commentary I have heard and read since John Boehner’s resignation (including my own) takes it as inevitable that the next Speaker will be stuck in exactly the same quagmire as Boehner....

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Democrats’ Achilles heel in 2016 cycle is their bench

Democrats need more alternatives, and not just in the presidential race. A half-decade's worth of losses has left the party decimated at lower levels of office. Under President Obama, the Democratic...

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Democratic debate could be a snooze-fest compared to GOP shows

All presidential debates are partly performance, but it’s likely Tuesday’s Democratic face-off will fall short of hitting high notes – especially when compared to the recent GOP shows. Call it ironic....

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One face you won’t see at Democratic debate: Lawrence Lessig

There’s no undercard event Tuesday at the first Democratic debate, so that means one candidate won’t get any airtime on the Las Vegas stage. Lawrence Lessig, a Harvard University law professor with a...

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Democratic debate: Live coverage

https://storify.com/DecodeDC/debate-test The post Democratic debate: Live coverage appeared first on DecodeDC.

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Trump makes headlines in Vegas, and he’s not even there

Even though Republican front-runner Donald Trump won’t be at Tuesday evening’s Democratic debate in Sin City, he’s managing to create drama there. Outside the towering gold-encrusted Trump...

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Clinton and Republicans have a lot at risk at Benghazi hearing

House Republicans are certain to go after Hillary Clinton with a vengeance Thursday during what is expected to be eight hours of tough questions about the 2012 Benghazi attack and her private email...

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Despite push from Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton consolidates union support

If you're looking for signs that Hillary Clinton might about have sewn up the Democratic nomination for president, keep your eyes on organized labor. Bernie Sanders may have fashioned himself as the...

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Democratic debate schedule raises questions about goals

Saturday marks the second of six Democratic primary debates, and it’s also a continuation of the party’s odd schedule. The two-hour back and forth begins at the prime drinking time of 9 p.m. and will...

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America’s optimism gap: It’s not what you think

Whether it’s myth, mush or gospel truth, optimism – the can-do spirit – has always been a core trait in the American “brand.” In this Thanksgiving season, however, the menu of who is feeling thankful...

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Sanders’ campaign sues DNC over access to voter data

A slowly burning flame between the Bernie Sanders campaign and the Democratic National Committee burst into a full-on fire Friday with the Vermont senator's campaign taking the DNC to federal court....

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Obama’s last address to Congress a bold manifesto for the future

America’s first black president delivered his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night after two steady terms in the White House. A milestone that seemed unimaginable only a decade ago is...

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Trump is Iowa’s biggest loser

(Updates with results and more analysis) Donald Trump is officially, technically and indisputably a loser. Ted Cruz is a big winner. Hillary Clinton is a little winner, relieved not to be a loser....

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Will Clinton claim a bigger win in S.C., and will Trump move farther from the...

LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s victories Saturday in Nevada and South Carolina raise two big questions for the next stops in the primary season. Can Clinton build on her narrow...

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Episode 128: South Carolina’s unholy alliance

Long ago in South Carolina, an unholy alliance was made to keep the races separate. In the second episode of our two-part series on the politics of race in the Palmetto State, we introduce you to two...

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It will take a village to stop Trump

In the early 1980s I was a mediocre graduate student at the feet of the legendary British philosopher and historian, Isaiah Berlin. The University of Oxford used a tutorial system, which meant I met...

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Episode 129: What’s so super about superdelegates?

Superdelegates. Maybe you’ve heard something about them, but might not know how they came to be, how they work, who they are and why they matter. But if you want to make sense of the delegate math in...

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Who’s to blame for Trump’s rise? Everybody.

I have bad news and I have bad news. First, the bad news: The Republican Party has not been able to stop Donald Trump because the Republican Party is morally responsible for Donald Trump. Now, more...

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