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Democrats' bet on a generation of liberal voters has backfired badly
Latino, black and younger voters once helped Obama win power - Trump made gains with all three groups this election. Why?Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Democrats bet on abortion rights to fire up voters
Also in today’s newsletter, Trump takes a slim lead on the economy, according to our latest pollWorld - Financial Times - October 24 -
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Is Faltering
The Liberal Democrats, long the guiding force for Japan, are in disarray just when their country needs them the most.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire?
A plan to revive U.S. chip manufacturing rests partly on a company that is firing workers and delaying factories, even as the government pushes for the opposite.Business - The New York Times - October 24 -
Democrats' election reckoning pits liberals against centrists
The Democrats’ shellacking at the polls this week has triggered a feisty battle between the ideological wings of the party about what went wrong — and who bears the blame. Some liberals say the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
Trump’s victory has fractured the western order – leaving Brexit Britain badly exposed | Rafael Behr
To navigate the dangerous new era, Keir Starmer must end the culture of denial around the biggest strategic mistake of modern times. The 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down was not ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Obama rallies Democrats in Wisconsin's liberal bastion as they fret over 'coin flip' election
With just two weeks to go, former President Barack Obama made the case against Donald Trump in Wisconsin.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Japan's Shigeru Ishiba suggests he intends to stay on as PM after ruling coalition loses majority
It is the first time since 2009 that the Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
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Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the father of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist undercurrents, has diedWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
In Georgia, Russia has just scored another victory against liberal democracy | Natalia Antelava
The opposition claims Saturday’s election was stolen – but the pro-Kremlin Georgian Dream party did win over more voters than expected. After the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party run by the ...World - The Guardian - October 28 -
Are Black voters abandoning the Democratic party? | Steve Phillips
Polls that show Kamala Harris losing Black support have Democrats in a panic. The reality is more complicated. Are Black voters gravitating towards Donald Trump in meaningful numbers? Recent polls ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
Democrats warn of threat to democracy in closing pitch to voters
Democrats are zeroing in on the future of democracy and former President Trump’s response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as part of their closing pitch to voters two weeks out from Election ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Democrats lean into abortion with closing pitch to voters
Democrats are stepping up their warnings over abortion and reproductive rights in the home stretch of the election, hoping that an issue that has been a galvanizing one for the party can pull them ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
For Many Voters, the Economy Feels Personal, and They Blame the Democrats
Years of inflation have left American consumers in a state of sticker shock, and ready to point fingers when dishing out blame.Business - Inc. - October 28 -
At home with first-time Democrat voters in Philadelphia
What matters to them in the crucial state of Pennsylvania?Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Harris falls short with female voters, stunning Democrats
Vice President Harris’s strategy of riding on a surge of female support ultimately fell flat, with hints that Election Day could see a historic gender gap failing to materialize. White women sided ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
A Look at Democratic Voter Turnout and Trump’s Election Victory
Many Democrats failed to turn out to vote at the rate they did in 2020 when they ousted Donald Trump, according to an analysis of election data.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Has the Electoral College ever favored Democrats?
Did you know there have been five U.S. Presidential Elections in which the winner lost the popular vote?Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Democrats had bet on women showing up in force. They didn’t
All the talk before the vote was of a huge gender gap, but it didn't happen. Why was that?Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
What Democrats don’t want voters to know about IVF
As the number of Americans turning to reproductive technologies increases exponentially, so too does the importance of the issue with potential voters this election cycle.Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
How Democrats' voter-registration advantage eroded in Pennsylvania, and what it means for 2024
Pennsylvania is perhaps the most pivotal swing state up for grabs in this election, just like it was in 2020.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
Democrats see female 'ghost voters' as best chance for Harris victory
Democratic strategists alarmed over former President Trump's track record of outperforming the polls are hoping that Vice President Harris will benefit from a surge of Democratic "ghost voters," ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Can Democrats Win Back Voters From Trump on Trade Policy?
The Biden administration has pursued a big shift in trade policy, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to win votes.Business - The New York Times - October 30 -
High-profile Democrats lean into guilt in pursuit of male voters on abortion
High-profile Democrats in the home stretch of the presidential race are laying down a guilt trip on male voters: Vote for Vice President Harris and abortion rights, or you are letting down your ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Investigating Musk's far-fetched claim about Democrats importing voters
BBC Verify investigates the claim by Elon Musk that Democrats import illegal immigrants to vote.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Democrats invest in American voters abroad hoping to make the difference
The votes of overseas Americans could make the difference in tight U.S. elections, and are being courted by Democrats and Republicans alike.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Republicans and Democrats search for unicorns in crucial Wisconsin: undecided voters
But the Trump ground game – led by TPUSA and Elon Musk’s America Pac – might be falling behind the Harris effort. On a warm October morning in Madison, Wisconsin , Ty Schanhofer found a unicorn: ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Democratic voters wrestle with Harris' loss to Trump: What went wrong?
For many Democratic voters, Vice President Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump was disappointing but not surprising, they said in interviews, agreeing that their party hadn't done enough to talk ...Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Democratic Voters Are Exhausted After This Election. What Happens Next?
Many who became activists during the first Trump administration are questioning if they can summon the strength to do it all over again.Top stories - The New York Times - November 7 -
Former Obama adviser: Democrats must realize 'our democracy' angers voters
Former Obama White House aide Ben Rhodes argues that Democrats have lost touch with the anger people feel at government and must focus on what they stand for and how they tell their story.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Muslim voters once abandoned the GOP. Now they may leave the Democrats.
Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Voters rejected a 'woke' America — time for Democrats to listen and learn
Kamala Harris’s version of freedom was a caring kind of freedom, but it was also a technocratic, policy wonk kind of freedom — and many Americans are now deeply disillusioned with government and ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
To correct course, Democrats need to listen and change the way they talk to voters
Joe Cunningham, former representative of South Carolina's 1st District, argues that the Democratic Party's failure to listen to voters and speak to them in a respectful manner led to a predictable ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Some Black Voters Ask, What Have Democrats Done for Us?
In interviews, these voters, especially men, questioned what dividends have come from their loyalty: “I’m just kind of over it all.”Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Don’t fret, Democrats — here are 5 advantages Harris has down the stretch
Vice President Kamala Harris has several advantages in the short time left in the 2024 campaign, including her outreach to more voters, the support of prominent Republicans, and a more effective ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
Mideast conflict has some Democrats in Michigan turning away from Harris
The Israel-Hamas war is a major vulnerability for Vice President Kamala Harris, with some uncommitted Democratic voters considering leaving the presidential box on their ballots blank.Top stories - CBS News - November 1 -
Scarborough: Democratic Party 'has been just wiped out this morning'
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said former President Trump's victory in the 2024 election is bigger than just retaining the White House for Republicans. "The scope and scale of this victory is ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Sanders: Democratic Party 'has abandoned working class people'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday accused the Democratic Party of largely ignoring the priorities of the working class and pointed to that as the biggest reason for why they lost control of ...Politics - The Hill - November 6
