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Evan Vucci / AP The Biggest Obstacle to Trump’s Victory in 2020
There may be an unprecedented level of discontent with the president among voters satisfied with the economy.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Brace for a Voter-Turnout Tsunami
Even with a surge in overall participation, white working-class voters could still remain decisive in the 2020 election.
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Doug Mills / AP Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From Clinton’s Impeachment
It didn’t actually cost the GOP all that much.
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Mike Blake / Reuters A New Age of Conflict Between Washington and the States
Kamala Harris wants to use federal oversight as a check on local anti-abortion laws—the latest example in a bipartisan pattern.
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Patsy Lynch / AP White Women Are Helping States Pass Abortion Restrictions
Their support for Republican officials has been key to the GOP’s strength in the South.
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Michael Dwyer / AP The Democrats’ Age Divide Is Defining the 2020 Primary
Joe Biden’s edge with older voters is his greatest asset so far in the race.
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Frank Franklin II / AP The Democrats’ Coalition Could Fundamentally Change by 2020
The voters who flipped the House aren’t uniformly on board with an ambitious progressive agenda.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters The Democratic Debate Over Winning Back Trump’s Base
Joe Biden’s candidacy is a proxy for the larger question of how the party can best rebuild a successful presidential majority.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need
The special counsel’s findings validate the concerns of anyone who feared how Donald Trump would wield presidential power.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP Trump’s Immigration Policies Unify White Republicans
As the GOP’s political power concentrates in less diverse areas, resistance to the president’s agenda keeps on shrinking.
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Acta Non Verba How to Build Community in an Era of Division
These local groups support individuals and families who are economically vulnerable and socially isolated.
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Leah Millis / Reuters Trump’s Opponents Have One Assignment Now
There’s a far better chance of uprooting the president’s influence if he’s beaten at the ballot box.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters President Trump Still Wants to Repeal Obamacare
The 2020 health-care debate won’t just be about single payer.
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Mike Segar / AP The Voters Democrats Aren’t Really Fighting Over
Far more candidates are competing for the youth vote than are trying to appeal to Boomers.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Trump Settles on His Reelection Message
“I’ll protect you” is the new “I alone can fix it.”
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Charlie Neibergall / AP Democrats’ Two Roads to Beating Trump
The biggest battlegrounds in 2020 might require very different candidates.
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Dennis Van Tine / AP Bernie Sanders Will Hit Huge Obstacles in 2020
The challenges for his campaign are very familiar ones.
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Michael Conroy / AP Howard Schultz Is Already Helping President Trump
The former CEO has staked out a platform few Republican-leaning voters would endorse.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump Is Walling Off the GOP
The president isn’t able to persuade most Americans to get on board with his immigration agenda.
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Andrew Harnik / AP The Coming Democratic Drama Over Medicare for All
The policy’s supporters could run up against the same problems that Republicans faced in trying to repeal Obamacare.
