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Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, But Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections

Democratic Insiders Keep Bashing Progressives, But Progressives Keep Winning Key Elections

Greg Casar declares victory in the Democratic primary election for 35th Congressional District during his watch party at Native Hostel on March 1 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Montinique Monroe / Getty Images) There’s been a concerted effort over the past several months by DC insiders to suggest that progressives are the problem for a … Read more

Stop Using The Midterms To Predict Presidential Elections

Stop Using The Midterms To Predict Presidential Elections

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. The 2022 midterm election hasn’t even happened yet, but speculation about the 2024 presidential race is already underway, with many potential candidates positioning themselves for a possible run — and in the case of former President Donald Trump, doing so quite publicly. Early general election polls are already … Read more

Democracy Is On The Ballot In These 11 Secretary Of State And Attorney General Elections

Democracy Is On The Ballot In These 11 Secretary Of State And Attorney General Elections

The aftermath of the 2020 presidential election was probably most Americans’ introduction to Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state who rebuffed then-President Donald Trump’s entreaties to “find 11,780 votes” that would allow him to carry the state. Same with Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general who filed a baseless lawsuit to get the Supreme … Read more

Trump encouraged Macron challenger in phone call, campaign says

Trump encouraged Macron challenger in phone call, campaign says

PARIS – Former US President Donald Trump gave French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour advice on how to win an election during a 40-minute phone call on Monday, according to the latter’s spokesperson. “Donald Trump told Eric Zemmour ‘never give in, hold on, be brave, it’s tenacity and endurance that end up paying at the end … Read more

In Ukraine, even peace accords can be a Russian weapon

In Ukraine, even peace accords can be a Russian weapon

Press play to listen to this article In their frenzied diplomatic effort to dissuade Russia from a new invasion of Ukraine, Western leaders are pinning renewed hope on the long-stuck Minsk peace accords. The Minsk agreements, first negotiated in 2014 and 2015, were intended to bring an end to the war with Russian-backed separatists, then … Read more