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The only way for the party to regain traction in rural places is by running strong campaigns in districts that usually back Republicans. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/05/02/opinion/democrats-rural-america.html The future of America depends on young organizers connecting with rural voters. We liberals have forgotten the maxim: “All politics are local.”
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He also indicated that CDC could operate more effectively “if the public health agency was independent,” based on his experience in the Trump Administration. — Dr Robert Redfield, former CDC director — Read on coronavirus.house.gov/news/press-releases/select-subcommittee-releases-new-findings-detailing-trump-administration-s
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Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans. — Read on www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1094288815/two-democratic-progressives-plot-new-ways-to-fight-back-against-republican-gains
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I’ve said this for more than 20 years; we’re not helping rural voters if we snub them because it’s easier to canvass in the suburbs and cities. And rural voters control Congress. The Maine state senator Chloe Maxmin and her former campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, the authors of the forthcoming book “Dirt Road Revival,” join Dorothy Wickenden to talk about intensive grassroots organizing as the key to Democratic success at the polls. — Read on www.newyorker.com/podcast/politics-and-more/can-democrats-win-back-rural-voters/amp
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Oh, yes. The investigations into the planning and funding of the attempted Capitol Coup are getting closer and closer to the Trump crime family. Guilfoyle’s texts, reviewed by ProPublica, represent the strongest indication yet that members of the Trump family circle were directly involved in the financing and organization of the rally. Source: Texts Show Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Rally That Fueled Capitol Riot — ProPublica
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Progressives should treat these races as a prime opportunity to take on the right. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/conservatives-school-boards-youngkin-crt-progressives/
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Chuck Rosenberg and Frank Figliuzzi join Andrea Mitchell to discuss the weekend firing of U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman, who’s office in the Southern District of New York had conducted investigations into some of President Trump’s allies. — Read on www.msnbc.com/andrea-mitchell-reports/watch/ag-barr-under-scrutiny-for-role-in-ouster-of-u-s-attorney-in-new-york-85690949540
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The US president’s daughter blamed ‘cancel culture’ last week when her speech to a university was scrapped. In truth, she has been given a free pass for far too long, writes Arwa Mahdawi — Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/10/has-ivanka-trump-finally-been-cancelled
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Attorney General William Barr was a teenage bully more than 50 years ago. — Read on www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/09/so-this-is-why-bill-barr-is-such-bully/