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Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters

Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class...

02.06.2026 7

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Nicholas Jacobs

Federal power meets local resistance in Minneapolis – a case study in how federalism staves off authoritarianism

State resistance to federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota illustrates how federalism keeps authority divided and disputed.

03.02.2026 10

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Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his party

Whether Maine’s Graham Platner wins or loses, his campaign to knock off longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins already points to a deeper question: Can...

13.11.2025 9

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