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Mort Kondracke

Morton Kondracke is a retired Washington, DC, journalist (Chicago Sun-Times, The New Republic, McLaughlin Group, FoxNews Special Report, Roll Call, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal) now living on Bainbridge Island. He continues to write regularly for (besides PostAlley) RealClearpolitics.com, mainly to advance the cause of political reform.
Politics

At the Grassroots Level, Unlike in DC, Political Reform Is Taking Hold

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Steadily growing and idealistically motivated, the movement has the potential of being as important in reforming politics as the Progressive movement was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Impeachment

Civic Heavyweights, Unite. You Are In Danger Of Losing Our Democracy.

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The threat cries out for intervention by respected figures — acting together to maximize their influence and encouraging concerned citizens to join them in a movement to safeguard democracy.
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2020 Debates

Dem Debate: Warren Debunked; Looking At Amy And Pete

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Warren's failure to answer the medicare cost issue hurts her. Her wealth tax is likewise improbable and likely unconstitutional. Time to look at Amy and Pete.
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An Open Letter to John Kasich: Please Challenge Trump

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History shows that when an incumbent president gets a serious primary challenge, he often loses the general election.
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Politics

Dear Amy, Michael, Steve, John and Joe: Talking Points for Moderates

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My agenda is different from that of many others in this race. It’s progressive, common-sense, do-able, unifyingly progressive.
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Dem Debate #2: Detroit

Biden Reasserts His Frontrunner Status

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Those who thought (as I did) that Joe Biden showed in the first Democratic debate that he had passed his sell-by date, was weak, would fade fast as front-runner—well all of us were proved wrong by his strong performance in the second.
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Dem Debate #2: Detroit

Progressives Might Be Right, But Job #1 Is Beating Trump

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Tuesday night could be called “moderate come-back night” and I hope one or more of the pragmatic realists will emerge and convince Democratic primary voters that beating Trump is more important than liberal purity.
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Too Far Left? Democrats Risk Losing Non-White Voters

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"There is an abundance of evidence," Thomas Edsall writes, "that the more liberal presidential candidates may be pushing into dangerous terrain, taking stands that could prove difficult to defend in the general election."
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Democrats Need a Sister Soulja Moment

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Before left-liberal candidates run away with the Democratic party and get Donald Trump re-elected, one of the moderate progressives has to have a breakout moment in the second round of presidential debates next week.
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Looming of the Lemming Left

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If the Democratic Party keeps surging to the left and nominates a 2020 candidate who can be credibly labeled “socialist,” “radical,” or just far out of mainstream, it will not only reelect Donald Trump, but unleash a cascade of nightmares on itself and the nation.
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“The execution of I-5 was a mistake. The challenge before us is to maintain the vital connection I-5 provides, but also heal the damage [on Seattle] its construction inflicted.”
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Baby Steps Toward a Regional Approach to Homelessness

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The Seattle region has long been, as with Los Angeles, virtually immune to regional governance. Accordingly, these baby steps have been fraught.
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At the Grassroots Level, Unlike in DC, Political Reform Is Taking Hold

Mort Kondracke -
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Steadily growing and idealistically motivated, the movement has the potential of being as important in reforming politics as the Progressive movement was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Read more
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Impeach Trump: Thank Joe

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You can practically smell the salty tang in the air and taste the coffee in one of the author's favorite cafes. It's a promising debut.
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I-5 Seattle Mess: Don’t Just Lid It

Clair Enlow -
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“The execution of I-5 was a mistake. The challenge before us is to maintain the vital connection I-5 provides, but also heal the damage [on Seattle] its construction inflicted.”
Read more
blog

Baby Steps Toward a Regional Approach to Homelessness

David Brewster -
2
The Seattle region has long been, as with Los Angeles, virtually immune to regional governance. Accordingly, these baby steps have been fraught.
Read more
Politics

At the Grassroots Level, Unlike in DC, Political Reform Is Taking Hold

Mort Kondracke -
1
Steadily growing and idealistically motivated, the movement has the potential of being as important in reforming politics as the Progressive movement was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Read more

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