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The American Conservative
Jimmy Carter Calls for Single Payer
The Nation.
Democrats remain divided on the question of whether to go all in for “Medicare for All”—as Montana Republican Senator Steve Daines attempted to highlight this week by proposing an insincere amendment backing a version of single payer. Daines, a right ...
The Conservative Case for Universal HealthcareThe American Conservative
Are Democrats about to repeat Republicans' mistake on health care?Mic
Single Payer, Meet All Payer: The Surprising State That Is Quietly Revolutionizing Health CareThe Intercept

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The Atlantic
Why a Republican Senator Wanted a Vote on Single-Payer Health Care
The Atlantic
Senator Bernie Sanders, the most popular progressive politician in the United States who supports a single-payer health-care system, denounced the amendment as a “political trick” designed “to embarrass Democrats,” ahead of the vote. ... The Senate is ...
GOP Proposes, Then Immediately Rejects Plan For Single-Payer Health InsuranceConsumerist
Sanders to Daines: Your Jedi single-payer mind tricks will not work on meHot Air

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The Altamont Enterprise
For Guilderland super: Barber v. Forte — again
The Altamont Enterprise
GUILDERLAND — As Republican candidates for town posts petition for an opportunity to ballot on small-party lines, Republican Committee Chairman Douglas Breakell has accused his Democratic counterpart of attempting to “block this democratic process ...

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Washington Post
An identity crisis for identity politics
Washington Post
If Democrats played identity politics, did Republicans as well? Conservative commentators and activists have been complaining for decades – but with much more fervor over the past eight years – that “identity politics” put an unfair focus on the ...

Townhall
Of Course, This Progressive Group That Shuns White Voter Outreach Misses A Key Point
Townhall
Although some Democratic voters (in particular, white working-class voters in Rust Belt states) probably did swing to the Republicans, the bigger problem was the large number of what I call “Obama-Johnstein” voters — people who supported Mr. Obama in ...

Herald & Review
Carl P. Leubsdorf: GOP split could lead to a 3-way presidential race in 2020
Herald & Review
The way that the party's conservative majority has been resisting the concerns of more moderate senators and Republican governors raises the question whether this widening split could become a full-fledged rupture, leading to the first real three-way ...
Political compromise shouldn't be shunnedAllentown Morning Call
Republicans face a monumental choice on Obamacare repeal: go big or go skinnyVox
GOP bill is voted down as divided Senate dives into health-care debateWashington Post
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Washington Times
Gov Brownback Nominated as Ambassador
DTN The Progressive Farmer (registration) (blog)
Trump carried Kansas easily in 2016, but voters turned on Brownback and his allies, ousting two dozen of his conservative allies from the Legislature and giving Democrats and GOP moderates more power. The Kansas Legislature repudiated Brownback's ...
INSIGHT KANSAS: Thoughts on the departure, legacy of Gov. Sam Brownbackhays Post

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Business Insider
One of the reddest states in the US is leading the charge toward criminal-justice reform thanks to an unlikely ...
Business Insider
But people like Smith — an educated, rehabilitated ex-offender with meaningful employment, dedication to treatment, and bright prospects — were exactly the reason legislators like Democratic state senator John Whitmire and Republican representative ...

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The Hill
For California's GOP, Trump rings familiar
The Hill
Wilson's short-term victory came at the long-term expense of the state Republican Party. For more than two decades, Democrats have used Proposition 187 as shorthand with California's growing Hispanic and Asian communities, one that has marginalized ...

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Salon
Democrats try a populist rebranding: Will “A Better Deal” be a winning strategy?
Salon
This is partly due to the ongoing segmentation of the country — what many demographers call The Great Sort — into urban areas that are culturally liberal and vote Democratic and rural and exurban areas that support Republicans' cultural conservatism ...
Democrats sidestep social issues in new economic pushPolitico
The Democratic Economic Plan, Or How They're Hoping You're Too Stupid To Notice It's Clinton's AgendaTownhall

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PBS NewsHour
What it's like to be a Trump supporter in an ultra-liberal city
PBS NewsHour
What is it like to be a conservative woman trying to find your voice in a city known for its progressive politics? The NewsHour's Elizabeth Flock wrote an in-depth profile of Trump supporters living in Portland, Oregon, the second half of our series on ...

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Vox
Political compromise shouldn't be shunned
Allentown Morning Call
As I fiddled with the dial, I stumbled across a faint radio talk show where the conservative host was arguing that the Republicans should punish West Virginia Republican Sen. ... The Republicans aren't unique. Despite the Democratic fervor for cashing ...
Republicans face a monumental choice on Obamacare repeal: go big or go skinnyVox
GOP bill is voted down as divided Senate dives into health-care debateWashington Post
Senate rejects outright appeal of Affordable Care ActCharleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
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Chicago Tribune
Senate rejects Obamacare 'repeal only' proposal; 7 Republicans vote against measure
Chicago Tribune
The fact that some Republicans have joined with Democrats on each of the votes so far underscored the challenge Senate leaders face in building consensus in coming days. ... The nine dissenters included hard-line conservatives such as Sens ...
Republicans face a monumental choice on Obamacare repeal: go big or go skinnyVox
GOP bill is voted down as divided Senate dives into health-care debateWashington Post
Why health care is so hard for the GOPChicago Daily Herald
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Glens Falls Post-Star
St. Lawrence County farmer to challenge Stefanik in GOP primary
Glens Falls Post-Star
Finley, a Republican who previously ran twice unsuccessfully for state Assembly, recently filed a “statement of candidacy” with the Federal Election Commission, a required procedure to begin raising and spending money for a congressional campaign.

Vox
Republicans face a monumental choice on Obamacare repeal: go big or go skinny
Vox
That is the fear for Democrats and progressives, which is why they have labeled the Senate's skinny repeal idea “a Trojan horse” that would eventually lead to a more overarching repeal bill after the House-Senate conference. They are leaning on this ...
GOP split could lead to a 3-way presidential race in 2020Dallas News
GOP bill is voted down as divided Senate dives into health-care debateWashington Post
Senate rejects outright appeal of Affordable Care ActCharleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
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Washington Post
Hill Democrats slam Trump's military transgender ban, while GOP is caught by surprise
Washington Post
Congressional Democrats slammed President Trump's decision, announced in a series of tweets Wednesday morning, to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military, while Trump's allies on Capitol Hill remained largely perplexed or silent. “Trump ...
Donald Trump bans transgenders from serving in US militaryTimes of India

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Mediaite
ICYMI: Democrats call for state Senate reunification
Albany Times Union (blog)
In an era of political anxiety, state Democrats on Tuesday issued a call for a band of eight Democratic state senators to abandon their power-sharing agreement with the chamber's Republican majority and reunify with the mainline party conference ...
Hey Democratic Leaders: Stop Listening to Focus Groups and Start Listening to Your BaseMediaite
Democrats sidestep social issues in new economic pushPolitico
Democrats Unveil Their Economic Pitch Ahead of 2018 Midterm ElectionsWOSU
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Columbus CEO
Shayne Looper: Hard hearts, closed minds and blind eyes
Columbus CEO
Democrats and Republicans, progressives and conservatives, liberals and fundamentalists all accuse one another of refusing to think. But it's not so much that they refuse to consider the other side's views as they are incapable of doing so: Their hard ...

Daily Beast
Inside the GOP's Plan to 'Skinny Repeal' Obamacare
Daily Beast
Senate Republican leaders scored a significant victory on Tuesday in the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare by getting a majority of senators to agree to begin debate on a mystery bill. But the path ... One such lawmaker suggested to The Daily Beast ...
Senate opens health care debate, but GOP bill to repeal and replace Obamacare failsChicago Tribune
The Latest: GOP now eyes 'skinny repeal' as best shot at altering 'Obamacare'The Mercury News
We Hear You: The Failure of Republicans to Repeal or Replace ObamacareDaily Signal
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Dansville-Genesee Country Express
Shayne Looper: Hard hearts, closed minds and blind eyes
Dansville-Genesee Country Express
Democrats and Republicans, progressives and conservatives, liberals and fundamentalists all accuse one another of refusing to think. But it's not so much that they refuse to consider the other side's views as they are incapable of doing so: Their hard ...

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