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A Democratic Party in crisis will elect its new chairman on Saturday

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The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair Saturday as it tries to guide Democrats through Republican Donald Trump’s second presidency.

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The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era

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The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Vermont's state primaries

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Two Democrats will compete in Vermont’s state primary for the right to challenge four-term Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November.

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The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

Read full article: The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet

Both presidential campaigns this year have embraced digital memes, the lingua franca of social media.

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Iowa caucuses, built on myth, lose place at head of the line

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The Iowa caucuses and their outsize importance have largely been an exercise in myth-making.

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Balint wins Vermont's Democratic primary for US House

Read full article: Balint wins Vermont's Democratic primary for US House

The leader of the Vermont state Senate Becca Balint could become the first woman and the first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress.

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Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota

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Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a centrist challenger who questioned Omar's support for the “defund the police” movement.

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Progressive and centrist Dems battle for Vermont House seat

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Vermont Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint are the leading candidates in a Democratic U.S. House primary that could make either of them the first female member of the state's congressional delegation.

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Passenger rail return to Vermont city took vision, decades

Read full article: Passenger rail return to Vermont city took vision, decades

Passenger rail service is returning to Vermont's largest city after an absence of almost 70 years as part of a renewal in interest in passenger rail service nationwide.

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After years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia

Read full article: After years of work, Abrams takes victory lap in Georgia

People in the crowd hold up an image of Stacey Abrams as President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Atlanta, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, to campaign for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Rev. “I think what’s next for Stacey is whatever Stacey wants to be next," said Leah Daughtry, a former chief of staff at the Democratic National Committee. “Stacey Abrams (that’s the tweet),” wrote Karine Jean-Pierre, incoming deputy White House press secretary. At the same time, Abrams never stopped pushing Democrats to support her Georgia efforts and copy them nationally. Groh-Wargo emphasized this week that one difference between 2018 and 2020 was the success at turning out Black voters in rural areas.

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Nebraska Democrats struggle with 'dumpster fire' reputation

Read full article: Nebraska Democrats struggle with 'dumpster fire' reputation

In this Nov. 4, 2016, photo, Nebraska Democratic Party chairwoman Jane Kleeb is about to introduce Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in Omaha, Neb. The 29% of Nebraska voters registered as Democrats is the smallest in at least 50 years, and thats only one indication of the partys problems. The local Republican Party chapter in Omaha put it bluntly in a recent tweet: Nebraska Dems have a dumpster fire on their hands." Or as former Nebraska Democratic Party executive director Paul Landow noted, For a Democrat to win statewide office, something really crazy would have to happen.It wasn't always this way. Nebraska Democrats have fared somewhat better in local elections and the nonpartisan Legislature, but theyre still relegated to the minority.

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