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Just some of the information from a new USA Today poll (source)by Gaius PubliusBuried in a USA Today polling story with the headline "Poll shows that Millennials would floc

The Clinton campaign's strategy against Donald Trump, or Sherman's march to the sea? (Click to enlarge; source)by Gaius PubliusI'm just presenting this, and genuinely for your information. I'd be shocked if the Clinton team weren't preparing to take on Donald Trump should Clinton win the nomination.

Climate champion P.G. Sittenfeld is the one choice for the U.S. Senate from Ohioby Gaius PubliusI've been watching the Ohio Senate primary contest between former governor Ted Strickland and progressive P.G. Sittenfeld with interest. I keep having to remind myself that Strickland is actually a Democrat and that the race is still in the primary phase.

Donald Trump talking about trade during his March 8 victory speechby Gaius PubliusShorter Thomas Frank: It's easier for liberals to blame Trump voters for racism than to blame themselves for the job-loss and pain of the working class. I want to share a piece about Donald Trump, racism and working class voters. It's long enough (and good enough) to ask you to read the whole thing.

"578,000 live homeless on any given night" (click to enlarge; source)by Gaius PubliusIf you think of the country as in decline, as most people do, and you think the cause is the predatory behavior of the big-money elites, as most people do, then you must know you have only two choices — acceptance and resistance.Why do neo-liberal Democrats, like the Clinton campaign, not wa

"Democrats Might Have a 2016 Turnout Problem" (source; click to enlarge) by Gaius PubliusI've alluded to this before, but I want to say it up front. Trump may or may not be fading (lately), but in general, Republican turnout has been higher than usual and Democratic turnout lower overall. Why?This is my hypothesis, which I would love to see data-tested.

Berta Cáceres, Honduran indigenous and environmental activist, before she was murdered (click to enlarge; source)by Gaius PubliusI've been looking for a way to tell this story, the story of Hillary Clinton and the murder of Berta Cáceres, for a while.

Primary voter turnout in doubly-contested years (source; click to enlarge).

Listen to the first minute and a half of this NPR report? How easy will it be for Hillary Clinton to counter this argument (source)?by Gaius PubliusWe've been looking at the electability argument lately, and it doesn't look good for Clinton if she's the nominee.

Don't question the lizard. The lizard knows.by Gaius PubliusI'm keeping this short to put a very simple idea into your head. Because of the way the Democratic Party voting calendar is structured this year, Clinton's largest lead will occur on March 15. After that, most of Sanders' strongest states will vote.What this means is simple: