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Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. Can it translate to excitement for a presidential campaign?
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He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?
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California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.
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Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.
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Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
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The Newcomer
Wes Moore isn’t here to save the Democratic Party.
The Wingman
Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. Can it translate to excitement for a presidential campaign?
The Conciliator
Why did Gretchen Whitmer go soft on Trump?
‘I’m Far Angrier’
Can Cory Booker, once the candidate of love, run for president and stay true to who he is?
Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness
He has a beard, a splitting maul, and a house in Michigan. Is that enough to convince America that he’s a man of the people?
The Front-Runner
California’s Gavin Newsom would rather be wrong than weak.
The Operator
Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.
Rahm Emanuel … For President?
He’d like you to keep an open mind.
What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right
The standard-issue Northeast progressive wants to take the Democratic Party down a populist path.