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“When polled on Donald Trump's agenda, though pluralities of young people oppose his policies on immigration and healthcare, there is one issue where Trump's position wins outright majority support, even among young Democrats: trade.”
“Not all change and disruption succeeds, to be sure.”
“When talented, qualified women take on greater responsibility, the simple fact of being talented and qualified is hardly enough to shield them from the gender-specific animosity that will come their way.”
“It's not hard to assume that voters do not have deeply considered views on each and every policy issue before them but instead, perhaps, have one or two strongly held views and then allow their favored political leaders to fill in the gaps on the rest of the issues.”
“In the year 2000, the very youngest members of the Baby Boomer crew were in their mid-30s while the oldest Boomers were mid-50s. That year, the Boomers were a generation divided somewhat equally between the GOP and Democrats.”
“For some in my generation, Sept. 11th was a moment of political awakening. For others, the Iraq War or the financial crisis or the rise of Obama were the major events of their teenage years that began to lay the foundation for their views.”
“What is a fair way to structure our economy? To handle those who did not come to America legally? To distribute scarce public resources and benefits?”
“Washington in the summer is a never-ending stream of tour groups and packs of students, here to swarm the monuments, stroll the National Mall, and learn about our nation's history and government.”
“Tax reform exists, sort of, as an outline - miles away from being actual passed legislation.”
“For Trump, the story is everything. There is no real plan to defeat the villains that Trump tees up, of course.”
“It was weird that I was a young person who was Republican. And I wanted to get at the heart of why it was that so many people of my generation thought that being Republican just wasn't for them. They thought that conservative ideas just weren't for them.”
“In 2012, when Mitt Romney named Russia as our greatest geopolitical foe, Democrats scoffed and accused Republicans of trying to ignite a new Cold War.”
“Without a clear diagnosis of why the candidate or party failed, there can be no clear consensus about how to move forward.”
“Candidates, of course, often claim that they want to run 'a purely positive campaign,' but this rarely materializes.”
“President Trump is right about at least one thing: No matter what he does, America cannot stop talking about him.”
“Republicans can't always agree on where to cut spending. They certainly can't agree on what to do about entitlements. There isn't a unified foreign policy vision, and there's no consensus on immigration reform.”
“I have written time and again about the damage the Republican Party has done to itself with the millennial generation.”
“After the 2012 election, 'independent' becomes the popular choice among new young voters and stays that way with the exception of a brief spike around the 2016 Democratic primary fight.”
“I went to Washington, D.C, for the first time my senior year as part of Girls Nation, put on by the American Legion Auxiliary, which sends high school students to D.C. to form a pretend federal government. There was an energy about the city that made me feel like I just had to come back there.”
“Thoughtful education programs and access to effective forms of contraception are key to preventing unplanned pregnancy.”