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Tag: voter backlash

  • DAILY REALITY CHECK: Democrats Can Sweep—If They Break Their Dependency on Israel and AIPAC

    The electorate has changed. Democratic leadership has not. Its contradictions on Israel, political money, Muslim Americans, and free political debate are becoming impossible for voters to ignore. Democrats have been handed an extraordinary political opportunity. Republicans are vulnerable. Donald Trump…

  • Tuesday’s Primaries Turned Big Money Into a Sunk Cost

    AIPAC can still protect established politicians, and Trump can still influence Republican primaries. But Tuesday proved that money and endorsements are becoming less reliable substitutes for organic voter support. A day before Michigan’s August 4 primary, Royal Politics warned that…

  • DAILY REALITY CHECK: Excessive Political Spending Is Becoming a Liability

    The old political machine still believes money creates legitimacy. Increasingly, it creates suspicion. For decades, the formula was simple: raise more money, buy more advertisements, dominate the airwaves and overwhelm the opposition. The candidate with the largest war chest was…