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		<title>Drama in the Minnesota Democratic Primary: Ellison, A-Slim&#8217;s Mom, Lori Swanson&#8217;s Staff</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/08/12/drama-in-the-minnesota-democratic-primary-ellison-a-slims-mom-lori-swansons-staff/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 14:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Minnesota has its primary. This is the second of a two stage process of putting up candidates for the general election. There is an endorsement process here in Minnesota, where delegates gather at various meetings and typically endorse a candidate for each of the partisan races. Then, the candidates go through the primary &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2018/08/12/drama-in-the-minnesota-democratic-primary-ellison-a-slims-mom-lori-swansons-staff/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Drama in the Minnesota Democratic Primary: Ellison, A-Slim&#8217;s Mom, Lori Swanson&#8217;s Staff</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>If Bernie Sanders was Playing Poker He Would Not Fold</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/11/if-bernie-sanders-was-playing-poker-he-would-not-fold/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 01:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since 1968, about 17 candidates ran in Democratic primary races and earned enough votes (above about 20% all told) to count as having been contenders. Of those, one was murdered, one was shot but lived, one was eliminated from competition by GOP dirty tricks, and one left the race because of insufficient support but would &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/11/if-bernie-sanders-was-playing-poker-he-would-not-fold/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">If Bernie Sanders was Playing Poker He Would Not Fold</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who Won The California, New Jersey and Other Democratic Primaries?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/08/who-won-the-california-new-jersey-and-other-democratic-primaries/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 12:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Jersey Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Mexico Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Dakota Primary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[And, how did my model do? There was a lot of talk about California, and a lot of back and forth, but in the end I stuck with my original model to predict the outcome of that race. See the table above for the results, but the bottom line is that I predicted that Clinton &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/06/08/who-won-the-california-new-jersey-and-other-democratic-primaries/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Who Won The California, New Jersey and Other Democratic Primaries?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Kentucky and Oregon Democratic Primaries (Updated)</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/05/17/the-kentucky-and-oregon-democratic-primaries/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 17:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kentucky Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon Primary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have not updated my model for predicting primary outcomes in the Democratic contest, but since the last few predictions were very accurate, I don&#8217;t feel the need to do so. However, I will before the California primary, just in case. Meanwhile, my model suggests the following for today&#8217;s primaries. Kentucky should be nearly a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/05/17/the-kentucky-and-oregon-democratic-primaries/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Kentucky and Oregon Democratic Primaries (Updated)</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>West Virginia Democratic Primary UPDATED</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/05/10/west-virginia-democratic-primary/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 13:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll combine my post predicting the outcome of today&#8217;s Democratic Primary in West Virginia, and my post giving and discussing the results, here. My prediction is on this table, on the left side of the line, and the actual results on the right side, for the last several primaries. Every state is special, and some &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/05/10/west-virginia-democratic-primary/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">West Virginia Democratic Primary UPDATED</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Climate Or Bust: Sanders and Clinton Should Step Up Now</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/29/climate-or-bust-sanders-and-clinton-should-step-up-now/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clinton]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a guest posts by Claire Cohen Cortright. Claire Cohen Cortright is a mother, climate activist, and biology teacher living in upstate New York. She is an active member of Citizens Climate Lobby and moderator at Global Warming Fact of the Day. It is time, now, for climate activists to get vocal. As it &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/29/climate-or-bust-sanders-and-clinton-should-step-up-now/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Climate Or Bust: Sanders and Clinton Should Step Up Now</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Falsehood: &#8220;Voters are kept from political involvement by the rules&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/28/falsehood-voters-are-kept-from-political-involvement-by-the-rules/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Falsehoods and Skepticism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Falsehoods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Falsehoods II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How caucuses work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How primaries work]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Voting is not party involvement. We hear a lot of talk these days about &#8220;voters&#8221; being repressed in their attempt to be involved in the Democratic primary process. There may be something to that, and it might be nice to make it easier for people to wake up on some (usually) Tuesday morning and go &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/28/falsehood-voters-are-kept-from-political-involvement-by-the-rules/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Falsehood: &#8220;Voters are kept from political involvement by the rules&#8221;</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Who won the Democratic Primaries in PA, CT, RI, DE, and MD?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/26/who-won-the-democratic-primaries-in-pa-ct-ri-de-and-md/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Delaware Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhode Island Primary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reports are just coming in, and as if often the case, Trump is already being declared winner in some states. But the Democratic primaries are different &#8230; there are actually two candidates who get delegates instead of just one &#8230; so it takes a little longer to count up the votes. As a reminder, these &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/26/who-won-the-democratic-primaries-in-pa-ct-ri-de-and-md/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Who won the Democratic Primaries in PA, CT, RI, DE, and MD?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tuesday&#8217;s Democratic Primaries: Clinton favored in all polls, but Sanders will win two</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/22/tuesdays-democratic-primaries-clinton-favored-in-all-polls-but-sanders-will-win-two/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Primary]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Between now and the end of the primary season, I expect Sanders to pick up more delegates than Clinton, in total, by a very small margin. On Tuesday, April 26th, there will be primaries in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. That&#8217;s 384 pledged delegates at stake. Polls put Clinton ahead in all these &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/22/tuesdays-democratic-primaries-clinton-favored-in-all-polls-but-sanders-will-win-two/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Tuesday&#8217;s Democratic Primaries: Clinton favored in all polls, but Sanders will win two</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sanders Campaign: The system is NOT rigged against us</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/21/sanders-campaign-the-system-is-not-rigged-against-us/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Democratic Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanders Strategy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We hear a lot about how the system is rigged against Sanders and in favor of Clinton. Such yammering is normal for a political campaign, but if you believe it, I&#8217;d love to sell you a nice bridge down near New York City. There are two things you need to know. First, the Sanders campaign, &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/04/21/sanders-campaign-the-system-is-not-rigged-against-us/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Sanders Campaign: The system is NOT rigged against us</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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