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Husband. Father. Happy Grandparent. covered politics for a long time for @washingtonpost. Infrequent tweeter.
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Trump approval stuck in the 30s amid pessimism on Iran and economy, poll finds

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By Dan Balz, Scott Clement Verified
| MSN Verified
Dan Balz, Scott Clement Americans give President Donald Trump broadly negative reviews for his handling of key issues, say they are strained by the cost of living and are pessimistic that the administration's start-and-stop negotiations with Iran will lower gas prices or prevent the Iranians from developing a nuclear weapon, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll Strikingly, Trump has lost enthusiasm among many fellow Republicans, a core source of his power for more than a decade.
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Democrats and the White working-class

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By Dan Balz
| Substack
The endless pursuit of White working-class voters by Democratic Party leaders has been an exercise in Sisyphean frustration – trying to roll the rock up the hill only to see it roll back down. Graham Platner’s now defunct candidacy is the latest example of a party still in search of a strategy. Over many years, Democrats have built a coalition that has made it increasingly difficult to attract White working-class voters who once were the party’s backbone.
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Turmoil in Colorado stirs up the Democrats -- again

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By Dan Balz
| Substack
A former member of Congress told me a story many years ago. He had been in the Texas legislature and one day got a letter from a constituent who was angry about a bill that had recently been enacted. He wrote back to say he understood her feelings and pointed out that he had voted against the measure. He said he got a letter back saying, “It doesn’t matter. You were there.” Welcome to 2026 and the state of the Democratic Party.
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