Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on the Identity of the Messenger?

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Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on the Identity of the Messenger? 

Briahna Gray, The Intercept
Gray writes: "Americans need a reason to go to the polls - something that makes them feel like their vote matters. Something more than being anti-Trump. Something ideological."
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Trump border wall prototypes being built in October, 2017, near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. (photo: Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Flickr)

Trump Backs Down From His Threat to Declare a National Emergency - for Now
Adam Peck, ThinkProgress
Peck writes: "In a prime-time address Tuesday night, President Trump tried to scare Americans into pressuring Democratic Congress members to cough up $5.7 billion to build a border wall."
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Georgia EBT card for low income food assistance. (photo: WRCBTV)

Food Stamps and Rental Assistance Are Now in Jeopardy as Trump's Government Shutdown Continues
Sarah Lahm, In These Times
Lahm writes: "The shutdown is now one of the longest in U.S. history, at three weeks and counting."
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Immigrants in detention. (photo: AP)

22 Immigrants Died in US Custody Since Trump Became President, Report Reveals
Clark Mindock, The Independent
Mindock writes: "At least 22 immigrants have died in the custody of US immigration enforcement since President Donald Trump took office, including some individuals who had been longtime legal residents of the United States from all over the country."
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Houses damaged by Hurricane Maria in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 23, 2017. (photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images)

Democrats Renew Push to Investigate Trump's Hurricane Maria Response in Puerto Rico
Nicole Acevedo, NBC News
Acevedo writes: "As the new Congress starts the year, Democrats are picking up an unresolved fight: investigating the Trump administration's response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico."
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In total of 48 members of the Samouni family were massacred by Israel, including 10 children and seven women in January 2009. (photo: Reuters)

Palestinian Family Relives Israeli Massacre 10 Years On
Maram Humaid, Al Jazeera
Humaid writes: "Surviving members of the al-Samouni family gathered in Gaza City, commemorating the 10th anniversary since the horrors of Israel's 2008-2009 offensive ruptured their lives forever."
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The Tesoro refinery in Carson, California. Coal plants are shutting down and being replaced by natural gas. (photo: Duncan Selby/Alamy)

Carbon Emissions up as Trump Agenda Rolls Back Climate Change Work
Emily Holden, Guardian UK
Holden writes: "A new analysis shows US greenhouse gas levels are increasing as the Trump administration unravels efforts to slow climate change."
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