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September 24, 2026

Can blue-collar Democrats win back blue-collar voters?

By RONALD BROWNSTEIN Bloomberg Opinion

NEW YORK (TNS) — Sam Forstag recently joined a text chain to better keep up with a few friends. Th...

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