Blessed are the Peacemakers (Trump and Putin)

Blessed are the Peacemakers (Trump and Putin)

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Abolish Bad Tweets

Progressive candidates have serious momentum going into the upcoming primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin — but they'll have to figure out how to explain away some problematic old tweets. Meanwhile, Democrats land on a novel strategy for competing in deep red states (hint: it does ...  Show more

Phones and Blame Fly at the DNC

A slew of new reporting details big problems at the DNC, from deepening financial woes to leaks, paranoia, and an allegation that Chairman Ken Martin threw his phone at a staffer. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett react to the disarray inside the Democratic Party, debate whether it's possib ...  Show more

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