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New Democrats believe we need a new politics for the Information Age, focused on organizing public resources to give families and communities the tools they need to solve their own problems. New Democrats believe good government is the best politics.

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Political Reform

U.S. News and World Report | Opinion | September 2, 2009
Partisan Superfans are Driving Average Americans From Politics
By Marc Dunkelman
Opposing sides are so vested in winning the battle that they've lost sight of the bigger war.


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The Parties

Keeping the Promise of Post-Partisanship
By Al From

Obama's Options
By Will Marshall

Record Voter Turnouts Promising for Democrats
By Ed Kilgore and Matt Compton

Due Diligence in Iowa
By Will Marshall

Health Care Costs and Malpractice Reform
By David Kendall

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The Vital Center

Reaching Out to Wal-Mart Voters in the Forgotten Middle Class
By Al From

Who Are the Swing Voters?
By Al From and Victoria Lynch

When Candidates Can't Lose
By Bruce Reed and Marc Dunkelman

Expanding the Democratic Base
By Al From

A New Dem in The Big Apple
By David Yassky

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Interest Groups

The Lessons of California and New York: Good Politics Is Killing Good Policy
By Marc Dunkelman

Loving the 'burbs
By Peter Ross Range

Upper-class Squeeze
By Bruce Reed

Change, Or Be History
By Andy Stern

Baby Bust
By Phillip Longman

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Polls

The Emerging Politics of Globalization
By Mark Penn & Thomas Z. Freedman

Growing the Vote
By Ed Kilgore

The Democratic Party and the 2004 Election
By Mark J. Penn

...But Only With the Right Agenda
By Mark J. Penn

Presentations by Al From and Mark Penn to the 2002 National Conversation

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News

Partisan Superfans are Driving Average Americans From Politics
By Marc Dunkelman

An Easy Fix for the Appointment Crunch
By Edward Gresser

The Ultimate Post-Partisan Issue
By Will Marshall

Veto This Turkey
By Will Marshall

Obama Budget Plan: Echoes of 'Memos'
By Will Marshall and Mark Ribbing

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Congress

Some Good News on Housing
By Paul Weinstein Jr.

Gerrymandering the Vote

Toward a More Stimulating Debate on the Economy
By Ed Kilgore

Idea of the Week: A Free Trade Agreement With Peru

Letter to Chairman Waxman

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Campaign Finance

The Devil's Advocates Regroup on Campaign Reform

Whose Side Is the President On At "Armageddon?"

Campaign Finance Reform: Now and Later

Breaking the Deadlock On Campaign Reform

Campaign Reform Postmortem
By Curtis Gans

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America by the Numbers

America by the Numbers: Comparing the Presidents' Economic Records
By Al From

America by the Numbers: Trust on Two Key Issues Central to Presidential Elections
By Al From

America by the Numbers: A Closer Look at Trust in Government
By Al From

America by the Numbers: How Tariffs Hurt the Working Poor
By Al From

America by the Numbers: There's More Trust in Government, Not Hunger For Big Government
By Al From

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