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On Friday's RCP podcast: — Is socialism mainstream in the Democratic Party? — The end of “Alligator Alcatraz” — Assimilation, immigration, and the GOP — World Cup's unexpected political symbolism @SeanTrende joins @TomBevanRCP, @CarlCannon, @abwalworth piped.video/watch?v=cMHKXho3…
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How Fear, Groupthink Drove Unnecessary Global Lockdowns ow.ly/uqTL50zMPVg
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COMMENTARY | Melania Trump worked behind the scenes to sow charity, peace, and stability during the Trump presidency ow.ly/lZ3V50D8xJ9
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The Real January 6 Wasn’t at the Capitol – It Was at Trump Tower realclearpolitics.com/articl…
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The Bird and the Bee: Satire, Social Media, and Censorship How does a satire comedy website find itself on the front lines of the debate over free speech online? Seth Dillon and his team at the Babylon Bee tell the story of how they unwittingly found themselves at war with Twitter over a joke, eventually garnering the attention of Elon Musk and ushering in a new era for the social media company—in a new documentary from the Palladium Pictures Film Incubator. realclearpolitics.com/video/…
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RealClear presents The Samizdat Prize: a new award honoring courageous journalists and public figures who didn’t flinch when censorship threatened. Dave Rubin will interview awardees Jay Bhattacharya, Miranda Devine, and Matt Taibbi at the inaugural prize gala on March 7 in Palm Beach, Florida. Purchase your tickets at RealClearSamizdat.com/event. #SamizdatPrize @RubinReport @mirandadevine @DrJBhattacharya @mtaibbi
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COMMENTARY | Even if the declaration of a Joe Biden victory is found to be accurate, the call was premature, and it will make the effort to unify our nation far more difficult ow.ly/zugL50CgEer
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RealClear is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Samizdat Prize, Linda Yaccarino (@lindayaX) on behalf of X Corp, Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier), and Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley). The Samizdat Prize honors public figures who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to truth and free speech. Full story here: realclearmediafund.org/realc…
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RealClearPolitics: New Polls Show Trump-Harris Race Much Closer Than Trump-Biden Listen & Subscribe: realclearpolitics-takeaway.s….+ @siriusxmpotus @TomBevanRCP @PhilipWegmann @abwalworth #podcast #Politics #Election2024 #SwingStates #polls
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RealClear is proud to honor Jay Bhattacharya, Miranda Devine, and Matt Taibbi with a new award — the Samizdat Prize — to celebrate their unwavering commitment to truth and free speech. Join all three honorees in Palm Beach on March 7 at the inaugural Samizdat Prize gala, where Dave Rubin will lead them in a live interview for “The Rubin Report.” Tickets available at RealClearSamizdat.com/event. #SamizdatPrize @mtaibbi @RubinReport @mirandadevine @DrJBhattacharya
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Although most news organizations have called the race for Biden, several key states are still counting votes, the president's legal teams are launching court challenges, and Giuliani goes on Twitter. @TomBevanRCP and @CarlCannon discuss the ongoing chaos ow.ly/E7xu50CgJDX
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COMMENTARY | Biden Family Corruption Does Matter ow.ly/gRhX50C9AhV
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Sean Davis: Rogue Judges Are Gambling the Legitimacy of America's Courts To Block Trump @SIRIUSXM @TomBevanRCP @seanmdav #Politics
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WATCH | RCP's @PhilipWegmann asked Karine Jean-Pierre at today's press briefing to clarify what she said about President Biden's promise to “shut down" coal plants across America.
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2020 candidate Andrew Yang has differentiated himself by supporting a Universal Basic Income ow.ly/fGex50lP3Id
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This month, RealClear presented its new Samizdat Prize to three winners at our inaugural gala in Palm Beach. Awardees Matt Taibbi of Racket News, Miranda Devine of the New York Post, and Jay Bhattacharya of the Stanford University School of Medicine each took home $25,000 for standing strong in the face of censorship. #SamizdatPrize @mirandadevine @DrJBhattacharya @mtaibbi
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COMMENTARY | The Kafka Election: Finding a Way Out of the Maze ow.ly/j77S50CdR8z
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COMMENTARY | Tulsi Gabbard is on the verge of being excluded from the next Democratic presidential debate on the basis of criteria that appear increasingly absurd ow.ly/oR5H50vEsTE
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RCInvestigations | Critical race theory is about to face a major real-world test: a spate of lawsuits alleging that it encourages discrimination and other illegal policies targeting whites, males and Christians. ow.ly/PPm550EyVAH
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The schoolyard bully has morphed into the corporate bully. It’s Coca-Cola, Delta, Major League Baseball, Google, Twitter, etc. They think they are the cool kids who can impose their will on the rest of us, make us parrot back their woke words. ow.ly/m1XP50EmzVQ
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Trump/Pence crosses the 200 electoral vote threshold by clinching Florida #ElectionNight
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COMMENTARY | Republicans -- Quietly -- Step Up to Protect the Vote ow.ly/60dm50CcAlB
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Opinion: This race is just as much Kasich’s as it is Rubio’s | @TomBevanRCP reports: ow.ly/YKB1e
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Big News! We’re thrilled to announce that the RealClearPolitics Podcast is moving to SiriusXM’s new @megynkelly Channel (Channel 111)! Starting this Wednesday, join @CarlCannon, @abwalworth, and @TomBevanRCP *LIVE* every weekday at 11 AM ET — they will be the lead-in to the @MegynKellyShow at noon! Don’t miss the conversations that drive the day’s political news and analysis. @SIRIUSXM #MegynKelly #Politics #Podcast
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Who do you believe won the second presidential debate? #debate
72% Donald Trump
28% Hillary Clinton
12,204 votes • Final results
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The countdown to the Samizdat Prize gala has begun! In the spirit of samizdat, we honor individuals who embody the bravery of those who’ve stood against censorship. Join RealClear in Palm Beach on March 7 to applaud Jay Bhattacharya, Miranda Devine, and Matt Taibbi for their unwavering commitment to truth and free speech. Don't miss this extraordinary event – get your tickets at RealClearSamizdat.com/event #SamizdatPrize @RubinReport @mirandadevine @DrJBhattacharya @mtaibbi
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What’s fueling the Ben Carson buzz? @RebeccaGBerg examines: bit.ly/1hS3zWr
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TRUMP, In Jerusalem: Remember When Hillary Said I Would Start Wars?
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COMMENTARY | An increasingly conservative Hispanic population is open to the culture wars that Donald Trump waged. These voters reject socialism and favor the free market by a margin of 63% to 17%. ow.ly/ce4U50EY2Y7
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Who do you believe performed more effectively in the last presidential debate of 2016? #debate
28% Hillary Clinton
72% Donald Trump
8,720 votes • Final results
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Trump takes Pennsylvania #ElectionNight
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Phil Wegmann: If You Really Thought Fascism Was Coming to America, The Response Wouldn't Be To Throw Deli Meat @SIRIUSXM @TomBevanRCP @abwalworth @PhilipWegmann #Politics #podcast
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'Al Qaeda Is on Our Side': How Obama/Biden Team Empowered Terrorist Networks in Syria | via @RCInvestigates realclearinvestigations.com/…
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RealClear Quick Take - Episode 12 Black Americans comprise roughly 13% of the electorate, and their support has been crucial to the Democratic Party for decades. Recent polls suggest they may not be as excited for Kamala Harris. Does Kamala Harris have a Black voter problem? #RealClearQuickTake #politics #Trump #Harris #Election2024
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"The problem for Democrats is obvious. Donald Trump won Election Day ballots by 32 points. Given the above numbers and the Democrat drop-off in mail-in ballots, Republicans will need to carry Election Day by only 19 points to win the state." | @RealClearPA realclearpennsylvania.com/ar…
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RCP's electoral map, with no toss-up states, had Clinton at 272 electoral votes; Trump at 266 #electionday ow.ly/zwSE305Ygvx
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COMMENTARY | It's possible that Christine Ford was misled by a sincere but false memory of something that never happened ow.ly/YWEG50jkMeG
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"There is a fundamental, constitutional, distinction between refusing to serve someone because of who they are – which is not just illegal but reprehensible – versus declining to say what you do not believe." | @CaseyMattox_ realclearpolicy.com/articles…
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COMMENTARY | Media Didn't Earn a Vote of Confidence With 2020 Coverage ow.ly/cjVY50CiYhU
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COMMENTARY | " ... Egregious and violence-inducing actions are par for the course when it comes to the SPLC, which has a long track record of smearing its political opponents and putting them in harm’s way." | @SenTedCruz realclearpolitics.com/articl…
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ANALYSIS | One of the weirder features of the primary race is how little press coverage is being dedicated to the scenario where Bernie Sanders becomes the nominee ow.ly/unOd50xDl1G
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Molly Hemingway (@MZHemingway) joins @abwalworth @CarlCannon and @TomBevanRCP to discuss impeachment, Springsteen, Jeeps, and Cuomo on The RCP Takeaway Podcast.
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COMMENTARY | The Republican Party’s future – and more importantly, America’s future – will be bright if we rally behind candidates like John James ow.ly/cO1M50vo3jJ
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New Emerson Poll Shows a TOSSUP in NJ Governor's Race - Democrats Have Led for Months @SIRIUSXM @CarlCannon @abwalworth @SpencerPolling #politics #podcast #NJ
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Real Clear Quick Take - Episode 11 In 2016 and 2020, pollsters underestimated Donald Trump's support in several key battleground states. What might the race look like if this happens again? #RealClearQuickTake #Politics #Election2024 #Trump #Harris
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