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He has been savvy in Florida, but he's not yet translating that to a national general election.

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A study published in Nature finds Nature's 2020 endorsement of Joe Biden was counterproductive. Nature's editors don't care.

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A bailout is never Plan A. But it can be a pretty important Plan B.

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He intends to win the next election, which is why he's blocking DC's criminal code reforms

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One of two unpopular opinions I hold

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