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        <title><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy. He is a CNN analyst and the author or editor of seven books.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Texas Latinos Flocked to Trump. They’re Having Second Thoughts]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-05-05/latino-voters-in-texas-flocked-to-trump-many-now-regret-it</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Campaigning in Texas</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can California Make Single-Payer Healthcare Happen?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-30/california-wants-to-try-single-payer-healthcare-it-s-a-long-shot</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Making some big promises.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Is Re-Creating America’s Worst Racial Injustices]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-29/supreme-court-s-voting-rights-act-ruling-will-re-create-racial-injustice</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Court did not.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Is Erasing Civil Rights Laws in Ways Reagan Couldn’t]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-21/trump-is-erasing-civil-rights-laws-in-ways-reagan-couldn-t</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:30:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Dismantling decades of progress.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Least Popular Issue? Most of Them]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-14/it-s-not-just-war-and-inflation-dragging-trump-and-republicans-down</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>No one voted for a new ballroom.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Election Results Will Test Democrats’ Enthusiasm Edge]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-07/wisconsin-election-results-will-test-democrats-enthusiasm-edge</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Tuned in and turned out.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deportation in the Trump Era Is All About Location]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If you’re an undocumented immigrant, where you live often determines your future.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-opinion-deportation-ice-counties</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Platner Needs These Collins Voters to Win in Maine]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-29/platner-in-maine-senate-primary-needs-collins-voters-to-win</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>She’s got an ace in the hole.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu Won Trump, But He’s Losing America]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-16/israel-s-support-in-the-us-is-falling-the-iran-war-will-make-it-worse</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:30:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>In lockstep.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Iran War Will Compound His Affordability Woes]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-09/trump-s-iran-war-will-compound-his-affordability-woes</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Not an affordability speech.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[If the Iran Strikes Backfire, Voters Will Know Who’s to Blame]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-03-01/if-iran-strikes-backfire-voters-will-know-who-s-to-blame</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>It’s unambiguous.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Redistricting War Spells Doom for Congress’ Last Moderates]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-27/trump-s-redistricting-war-will-hollow-out-congress</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Sliced and diced.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How MAGA’s Census Fight Would Reshape Political Power]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-19/the-2030-census-is-becoming-a-proxy-fight-over-race-and-power</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Stand and be counted.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Racist Post Was Harmful. His Policies Are, Too]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-11/trump-racist-post-was-harmful-his-policies-are-too</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Posting again?</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Media Bosses Bent to Trump. Artists Aren’t Having It]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-05/bad-bunny-and-springsteen-vs-bezos-ice-splits-the-media-industry</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Making a statement</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump's Base Is Tiring of Him at a Bad Time]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-03/trump-support-from-white-working-class-voters-is-eroding</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Decisions, decisions.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Much Will Trump’s Foreign Policy Chaos Really Hurt Him?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-28/trump-foreign-policy-chaos-what-americans-really-think</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Priorities.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What’s the Endgame for Trump’s Offensive Against Blue Cities?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-20/how-is-trump-offensive-against-democratic-cities-going-to-end</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Minneapolis under siege.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[This ICE Crackdown Is Making the Case for Real Immigration Reform]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-14/ice-crackdown-makes-bipartisan-immigration-reform-more-likely</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>There must be a better way.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Could Give the GOP a Political Lifeline]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-07/supreme-court-could-jolt-the-midterms-with-voting-rights-ruling</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Brownstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:30:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Waiting for a decision</media:description>
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