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Alex Thompson

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Exclusive: Latino leaders push Beshear on Texas' race for governor
Dozens of Latino lawmakers and leaders are pressuring Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, to invest $10 million in the Texas governor's race, according to a...
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Dem governors weighing White House face the DeSantis dilemma
Top aides for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' failed 2024 presidential campaign have a warning for Democratic governors eyeing a 2028 run: Don't wait too long after November's midterms to jump into the ...
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Inside the socialists' civil war over AOC and 2028
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's potential run for president has exposed long-simmering divisions within the Democratic Socialists of America.Why it matters: The socialism movement's leaders are inc...
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Scoop: AOC shakes up team ahead of 2028 decision
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is shaking up her team with several departures and new aides, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: The personnel changes come months before the progressive lead...
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Exclusive: Newsom shows fundraising muscle for state parties
Gavin Newsom is quietly banking a lot of goodwill among party organizers and elected officials in states — particularly in the South — that will be key in the midterms and the 2028 Democratic presi...
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2028 Democratic power rankings, right now
What Axios' Alex Thompson is hearing from Democratic insiders about the party's most likely 2028 Democratic nominees, as told to Jim VandeHei for his weekly Axios C-Suite newsletter:1. Kamala Harri...
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Some Democrats tout their version of "America First"
A small but growing number of Democrats are embracing their own version of "America First" in response to Donald Trump's ongoing war with Iran in partnership with Israel.Why it matters: Trump's war...
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Black, Latino Dems feud over calendar for 2028 presidential primary
A long-simmering feud between Black and Latino leaders in the Democratic Party exploded into the open Wednesday over which state should vote first in the 2028 presidential primary — South Carolina ...
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AOC channels Obama's "Hope and Change" message
DETROIT — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message on the campaign trail increasingly echoes Barack Obama's early rhetoric during his 2008 campaign for president.Why it matters: Ocasio-Cortez is bro...
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The Trump effect: Why Dems embraced a Platner time bomb
Graham Platner was a walking time bomb long before the on-the-record rape allegation he denied this week.A Nazi tattoo, social media rants, rampant rumors about women: Many Democratic leaders priva...
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Obama's influence shadows Democrats' race to 2028
The Democratic Party is divided. But almost all Democratic voters still agree on one thing: They really like Barack Obama.Why it matters: Obama remains the most powerful and popular Democrat in Ame...
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Dems' Tea Party-like rebellion built by a decade of frustration
Democratic leaders are increasingly alarmed that they're facing their own version of the GOP's Tea Party rebellion 17 years ago — and that they can't stop it.Why it matters: The recent wave of prim...
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Newsom embraces Biden in run-up to 2028 primary
Gavin Newsom is gambling that embracing Joe Biden will be more popular among Democrats than running away from him in the party's 2028 presidential primary.Why it matters: The California governor — ...
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