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Democrats Need to Try and Solve Gas Prices

It would help Joe Biden finally start taking credit for economic success. The reelection bid of Joe Biden is facing serious headwinds at the moment. He has dealt with several polls showing him tied or even behind Donald Trump. Supporters have openly floated the possibility of a primary challenge or…

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Democrats Need to Try and Solve Gas Prices
Democrats Need to Try and Solve Gas Prices
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Sep 27

Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy?

Even if they hate him? Kevin McCarthy is clearly in the fight of his political life. After decades of fighting to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, McCarthy is facing potential disaster over the next week. Hard-right members of his caucus want him gone. Republicans in the Senate do…

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Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy?
Should Democrats Save Kevin McCarthy?
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Sep 20

How Will Polarization End?

The end may come sooner than you think. The American political system seems to be hopelessly mired in a cycle of ever-growing polarization. Both parties refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of the other. The Republican Party is increasingly embracing the tenets of authoritarianism and trying to overthrow the nation’s democracy…

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How Will Polarization End?
How Will Polarization End?
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Sep 7

We Need to Talk to Different Trump Voters

Not just the diner fans. Democrats have been shocked by the continued resilience of Donald Trump as a force in American political life. They have been amazed by his ability to control the Republican voter and dominate the Republican Party. The 2024 primaries, the onetime coronation of a successor to…

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We Need to Talk to Different Trump Voters
We Need to Talk to Different Trump Voters
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Aug 30

How to Make People Care About Democratic Achievements

They must use their cultural power. Democrats are having a particularly successful term in the White House. For the first two years of the Joe Biden presidency, they passed a considerable number of social programs. Biden enacted a large spending bill to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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How to Make People Care About Democratic Achievements
How to Make People Care About Democratic Achievements
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Aug 23

Ron DeSantis and the Nature of Political Leaders

DeSantis fails at some of the most basic aspects of political leadership in the 21st century. Ron DeSantis has an enormous challenge ahead of him in tonight’s Republican debate. He has had to deal with a number of other candidates who have been gaining on him in recent polls. The…

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Ron DeSantis and the Nature of Political Leaders
Ron DeSantis and the Nature of Political Leaders
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Aug 17

Why Can’t Joe Biden Have a Real Primary Opponent?

It’s too late for his opponents. Some leftists seem to be perpetually upset with the Joe Biden presidency. They believe that it has not lived up to its potential in any way. Nearly all of them ignore Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and his generous spending on social programs and green…

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Why Can’t Joe Biden Have a Real Primary Opponent?
Why Can’t Joe Biden Have a Real Primary Opponent?
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Aug 9

We Should Call Trump the Favorite in 2024

People need to know what is coming. Last week, a New York Times/Siena poll helped lay the early framework for the 2024 presidential race. It showed that Donald Trump was tied with Joe Biden on the national level. The poll reinforces several earlier canvasses taken between the two candidates on…

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We Should Call Trump the Favorite in 2024
We Should Call Trump the Favorite in 2024
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Jul 27

Why Can’t Democrats Investigate the Other Party?

Are they scared? Joe Biden’s Attorney General, Merrick Garland, has received some positive press lately for his handling of criminal investigations surrounding former president Donald Trump. His appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith has led to one set of indictments over the handling of classified materials. There may also be…

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Why Can’t Democrats Investigate the Other Party?
Why Can’t Democrats Investigate the Other Party?
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Jul 19

The Validity of the 2024 Republican Primaries

They actually do matter, even if Trump wins in a landslide. Donald Trump will most likely win the 2024 Republican primaries for president. The former president has been solidifying his primary lead all year. He leads Ron DeSantis in nearly every poll by at least twenty points for months. He…

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The Validity of the 2024 Republican Primaries
The Validity of the 2024 Republican Primaries
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Eric Medlin

Eric Medlin

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I’m a writer interested in the intersections of history, ideas, and politics. I publish every week. www.twitter.com/medlinwrites

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