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Hillary Clinton’s Sweeping Executive Power Agenda is Unprecedented

Posted October 9th, 2015 at 8:28 am (UTC-4)
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The scope of what she’s promising to do by herself is unprecedented from a top candidate for the presidency.

Joe Biden, The Realist, For President?

Posted September 28th, 2015 at 9:42 am (UTC-4)
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While many Democrats might be worried that a Joe Biden candidacy might further divide an already fractious party, one group is certainly hoping that he jumps into the race—foreign-policy realists. If the vice president decides to sit it out, interventionism will retake the White House in 2017.

Joe Biden Can Rescue the Democrats

Posted September 24th, 2015 at 9:18 am (UTC-4)
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Here’s an idea: Biden should run to rescue the Democratic Party from the fringe. Much has been made of Donald Trump’s candidacy and what his brand of politics says about today’s Republican Party. Much less has been said about the changes taking place with the Democrats.

Sanders and Trump: Two Populist Peas in a Pod?

Posted August 19th, 2015 at 4:47 pm (UTC-4)
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A new chapter in American politics has begun. Millions of Americans on the right and left have lost faith in their political parties, their government, and even the economic system. Only one in four Americans are satisfied with the way things are going.

Democrats Worry About the ‘Probable, but No Longer Inevitable’ Hillary Clinton

Posted August 19th, 2015 at 2:56 pm (UTC-4)
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Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid is hitting bumps in the road. Her resume is one that campaign professionals would drool over: Secretary of State, U.S. Senator, First Lady. But with the recent slow drip of details about her emailing habits as Secretary of State, combined with a history of tough media scrutiny, there is concern about her candidacy. With fellow Democratic contender Bernie Sanders nipping at her heels, party operators are asking whether she can weather the gathering storms.

A Biden Run Could Inject Life into Democrats’ Race

Posted August 4th, 2015 at 4:36 pm (UTC-4)
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…The garrulous, gregarious Biden — Barack Obama’s VP and for 36 years before that a U.S. senator from Delaware — may never benefit from better timing.  Clinton dominates polling among Democrats, but her standing among independents or general election what-ifs is weakening.

Democrats Being Democrats

Posted June 15th, 2015 at 4:27 pm (UTC-4)
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On Friday, House Democrats shocked almost everyone by rejecting key provisions needed to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement the White House wants but much of the party doesn’t.