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Why the Democrats Have Been Making the Same Mistake—for 44 Years
Wherever the party has failed, a lack of working-class support has emerged as the key factor. It can’t happen again.
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Who will lead Democrats in 2028? Meet the leaders positioning themselves to make moves.
For Democrats’ rising stars, there was a silver lining to the blow dealt to them by Donald Trump’s victory.
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Courts restrained Trump in first term. Will they 'check' his power again?
Democratic governors and advocacy groups promise litigation over Trump's agenda.
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Trump wins Arizona in a clean sweep of the seven swing states
President-elect Donald Trump is projected to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona, according to the Associated Press. Border control was a key issue.
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How Barron Trump Connected His Father to the Manosphere
The 18-year-old persuaded Donald Trump that the world of bros, dudes, online pranksters and ultimate fighters could be a potent political asset
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Pelosi tells NYT: Biden should have exited campaign sooner
Harris would have "been stronger going further" if the party had had an open primary, Pelosi said.
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Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles to be chief of staff
A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles directed Trump’s campaign to victory in the state in 2016.
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Trump on verge of another huge victory
The judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s criminal trial is expected to announce if the President-elect’s historic conviction will still stand.
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Biden congratulates Trump in phone call, invites him to meeting at White House
Biden also spoke to Vice President Kamala Harris on the phone Wednesday.
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Why Kamala Harris lost: A flawed candidate or doomed campaign?
The vice-president failed to make the case that she would be different from her boss, President Joe Biden.
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Trump reveals two excuses for Kamala’s loss
Before the election Donald Trump predicted he would win big and revealed the two excuses Democrats would use for their failure.
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JD Vance’s critics thought he was a joke. His political ruthlessness was serious
JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance at an election night watch party West Palm Beach, Florida, on 6 November 2024. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP
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How Trump changed his strategy and pulled off a remarkable defeat of Harris
The inside story of the former president’s messy, offensive and remarkable defeat of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and his political foes.
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Trump wins Wisconsin, and with it the presidency
Rapid takes from our editors and correspondents
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‘Downfall’: Waleed’s theory on Trump win
As The Project reacted to shock election result, co-host Waleed Aly shared his theory behind Kamala Harris’ unprecedented loss.
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‘Most astonishing feat in political history’
Donald Trump just pulled off one of the greatest political feats in history. More important, though, is exactly how he did it.
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