2020 Election

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• 10/20/19
  

  A Democratic GUT-Check: A Grand Unifying Theory of Democratic Victories

  by Jeff Bloodworth

  The preceding century of Democratic presidential politicking reveals that “electability” is not milquetoast, split the difference centrism. Historically, Democrats win when they adhere to a grand unifying theory (GUT).

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• SOURCE: Politifact
  10/16/19
  

  Fact-checking Andrew Yang on history of universal basic income

  Andrew Yang says giving adult $1,000 a month is a "deeply American idea" dating back centuries.

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• 10/13/19
  

  What the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Can Teach Presidential Contenders

  by Georgiann Baldino

  The Lincoln-Douglas debates became pivotal moments in national politics, and their lessons are vital today.

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• 10/11/19
  

  The History Briefing on Pregnancy Discrimination: What Historians Had to Say About This Week’s News

  by Isabella DelPino

  How historians discussed pregnancy discrimination this week. 

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  9/25/19
  

  Beware, Democrats. Impeaching Trump will backfire

  by Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti

  From a legal point of view, the case for impeaching Trump may well be difficult to resist. Politically, though, it’s a different story.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/23/19
  

  The woman behind Elizabeth Warren’s blueprint for the presidency

  by Rebecca Brenner Graham

  Frances Perkins, the first female Cabinet secretary, is a model for how to bring activism to government.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/23/19
  

  Why Bruce Springsteen is the soundtrack of the 2020 primary

  by Jonathan D. Cohen

  By embracing the Boss, Democrats try to reach white working-class voters. But they need to embrace his ideas, too. 

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• SOURCE: Washigton Post
  9/18/19
  

  Frederick Douglass photos smashed stereotypes. Could Elizabeth Warren selfies do the same?

  Douglass sat for scores of pictures to normalize the idea of black excellence and equality, and Warren’s thousands of selfies with supporters could do the same for a female president.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/18/19
  

  Why Democrats can’t speak for the ‘silent majority’

  by Seth Blumenthal

  President Trump is exactly the kind of champion the voting bloc wants.

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• SOURCE: Madman of Chu
  9/14/19
  

  The Biden Problem

  by Andrew Meyer

  Why Biden's "record player" answer was so concerning. 

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• SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle
  9/12/19
  

  Why do we keep talking about Joe Biden's age?

  by Jonathan Zimmerman

  Age is seen as a weakness that we unfairly ascribe to millions of people. And that prejudice enfeebles all of us, no matter how old we are.

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• 9/15/19
  

  Autocrats do not need a majority to destroy democracy. A divided opposition helps them.

  by Claudia Koonz

  Trump is not a despot. But neither were Mussolini and Hitler early on.

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• 9/8/19
  

  The American Left Needs a Contemporary Thad Stevens

  by Van Gosse

  Protest, “resistance,” and speaking truth to power are no longer enough. Leftists need to think about how to wield power in our complex political system and Thad Stevens offers a valuable blueprint. 

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• 9/8/19
  

  The Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Ivy League Problem – and the Party Divide It Signals

  by Daniel K. Williams

  Every Democratic presidential nominee for the past thirty years has had a degree from either Harvard or Yale. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/27/19
  

  Democratic candidates are finally talking about domestic terrorism. Here’s why that matters.

  by Alaina E. Roberts

  When Beto O’Rourke referred to the Tulsa massacre, he was correcting the record on racial violence.

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• 8/11/2019
  

  We Need a Unifier in 2020

  by Walter G. Moss

  Many of America's enlightened leaders have advised against divisive politics. In 2020, we would do well to remember that.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  8/7/2019
  

  What 1860 and 1968 can teach America about the 2020 presidential election

  There are lessons that can be learned from examining this election’s parallels with two previous presidential elections – 1860 and 1968 – both of which left America deeply divided.

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• 8/6/19
  

  The Constant Threat of Mass Shootings Requires Increased Protection for Presidential Contenders

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  In the not-so-distant past, two presidential candidates running for office in the midst of American chaos and division were shot.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  7/30/19
  

  How did the presidential campaign get to be so long?

  by Rachel Caufield

  While other countries set strict limits on the length of campaigns, American presidential races have become drawn-out, yearslong affairs. It wasn’t always this way.

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• 7/28/19
  

  Joe Biden is a Product of His Time

  by Donne Levy

  When assessing past attitudes, it is important to recognize that most people are influenced by the thinking of the day.