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Dorothy Mcauliffe speaks in New York City. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

One-Time Virginia First Lady Enters Race for House Seat

Dorothy McAuliffe is seeking the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 7th District amid a push to redraw district lines.

Donovan Lynch

TALE OF TWO CULTURES

De Blasio’s New York Should Be a Warning to Democrats

Voters think the Dems have gone too far to the left, but the party’s leaders don’t seem to care.

Lloyd Green

PURITY TEST

AOC’s ‘Woke’ Whine Is Why the Dems Can’t Stop Losing

Consider how her messaging hits the Clinton-Biden-Youngkin voters who just defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

Matt Lewis

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‘STIRRED UP THE CULTURAL POT’

CNN Anchor Presses Dem Senator: ‘Are Democrats Too Woke?’

Citing James Carville’s claims that Democrats lost last week because of “stupid wokeness,” Dana Bash wondered aloud whether the former Clinton strategist had a point.

Justin Baragona

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A BEIGE BLOB

Terry McAuliffe’s White-Guy Confidence Just F*cked the Dems

White men don’t walk through the world the way women and people of color do—which is to say, with constant pressure to over-perform.

Elizabeth Spiers

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FEAR-MONGERING

Meyers: Youngkin Won by ‘Weaponizing’ Critical Race Theory

The private-equity guy worth $440 million won the governorship by distancing himself (at least optically) from Trump and following the disingenuous Fox News culture-war playbook.

Marlow Stern