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Elaine Godfrey
Elaine Godfrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She covers national politics.
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Justin Chambers / Bloomberg / Getty A Democrat in Name Only
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Abdul El-Sayed called out Democrats. Now he needs to bring them together.
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Replacing a Senate candidate is messy, but so is democracy.
Cassandra Klos for The Atlantic Platner Just Made Things Harder for Democrats
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Voters are over moderates and incumbents.
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