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Robert David Sullivan is the production editor at America magazine.
Barack Obama won 62 percent in Maryland in 2012, carrying the city of Baltmore and five out of 23 counties. (Map from NBCNews.com)
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Robert David Sullivan
Large African-American middle class sets the suburb-dominated state apart
Is Donald Trump leading in the polls because he challenges "the elite consensus" on immigration? (Image from donaldjtrump.com)
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Robert David Sullivan
Are Trump's GOP critics at risk of joining the 'elite consensus'?
The right to a house like this may become a major wedge issue in American politics. (Image from the TV series "Arrested Development")
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Robert David Sullivan
Why housing policy could be the next battle in the culture wars
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Do comparisons with progressive Bernie Sanders hold any water?
Census data suggest that people in more stable economic and living situations are more likely to vote. (CNS photo/Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier)
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Robert David Sullivan
Want to show you’ve “made it”? Vote in midterm elections.
The Massachusetts State House has produced some innovative policy ideas, but it hasn't been a steppingstone to the White House, to the chagrin of several candidates.
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Robert David Sullivan
Political success in Massachusetts doesn’t translate to rest of the country.
Hillary Clinton attends the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting at The Shertaon New York Hotel on September 25, 2013 in New York City.
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Robert David Sullivan
Sanders’s reservations about growth at any cost echo Pope Francis' economic thinking.
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Robert David Sullivan
Beware of headlines based on politicians’ feelings rather than their actions.
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Robert David Sullivan
Will the upcoming election be the most important of our lifetime?
Andrew Jackson would have been appalled to see Barack Obama lead the Democratic Party, but he wouldn't have been crazy about JFK either.
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Robert David Sullivan
Jackson would hardly prefer “big government” solutions to poverty and inequality.