Best Michael Thiessen Podcasts (2025)

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WTH Is Going On With Antisemitism at Harvard? The Free Press’s Maya Sulkin Explains 42:55

11h ago42:55

42:55

Harvard has finally released its 311-page report on the antisemitism Jewish students face on one of America’s most elite college campuses. The stories of Jews being forced to conceal outward displays of their religion, being shut out of academic and extracurricular spaces alike, and facing systemic harassment are horrifying. However, the intensity …

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WTH Are Young Gen Z Voters Turning Conservative? The Yale Youth Poll’s Milan Singh Explains 45:09

7d ago45:09

45:09

Gen Z may not be the liberal base of support many on the left hoped they would be. Today, there is a growing split between voters under 30, with 22-29 year olds favoring Democrats by 6.4 points and 18-21 year olds favoring Republicans by almost 12 points. As America’s youngest voters are growing up in the age of COVID lockdowns, social media, and c…

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WTH is Happening With Ukraine’s Peace Talks? Frederick W. Kagan Explains 55:05

14d ago55:05

55:05

As President Trump continues to try to end the war in Ukraine, Russia is playing for time. For as long as the U.S. continues to support Ukraine, Russia’s military effort will remain weak and unsustainable. But if Russia is able to stall in negotiations, and degrade American and Western support for Ukraine, they could very well emerge victorious. Ho…

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Snapshot Testing and Beyond (with The Jared Wilcurt) 1:06:40

16d ago1:06:40

1:06:40

In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Jared Wilcurt, UI architect and open source contributor, to get knee-deep into the world of testing in Vue.js, especially Snapshot Testing. Jared shares his journey from React frustration to Vue enthusiasm, and explains how he identified gaps in Vue's testing ecosystem that led to the creat…

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WTH is Going On in the Negotiations With Iran? Elliott Abrams Explains 53:40

21d ago53:40

53:40

Following a surprise Oval Office announcement by President Trump during Bibi Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, the United States has once again restarted negotiations with Iran over its nuclear weapons program. Thanks to Israeli attacks on Iranian air defenses and its proxies, coupled with crippling U.S. sanctions, Iran has never been weaker and Amer…

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e18e: Ecosystem Performance (with James Garbutt) 1:02:51

25d ago1:02:51

1:02:51

In this episode of DejaVue, Alex sits down with James Garbutt, open source maintainer and lead of the e18e initiative. James shares his journey from writing web scrapers as a teenager to maintaining critical JavaScript libraries like parse5 or Chokidar and eventually co-creating the ecosystem performance initiative. The conversation is then all aro…

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WTH Extra! Does Trump Have a Tariff Strategy? Dany and Marc Discuss 32:51

28d ago32:51

32:51

On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Dany’s article, #WTH The Tariff Tsunami. No one should be surprised by Trump’s tariff war. The real question is, what is the President trying to accomplish? Some in the administration argue that the tariffs create leverage to bring about a myriad of free trade agreements the U.S. would not be able…

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Open Source Sustainability (with Daniel Roe, Chad Whitacre & Rijk van Zanten) 1:00:24

1M ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Join hosts Michael Thiessen and Alexander Lichter for a special episode of DejaVue - a fascinating panel discussion on open source sustainability with three open source enthusiasts: Daniel Roe (Nuxt Team Lead), Chad Whitacre (Head of Open Source at Sentry), and Rijk van Zanten (CTO and co-founder of Directus). The panelists dive deep into what sust…

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WTH: Are Nationwide Injunctions the New Lawfare Against Trump? John Yoo Explains 1:00:43

1M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

President Trump’s executive actions are being blocked left, right, and center by federal courts issuing nationwide injunctions – or orders for the government to halt a given policy that judges deem unlawful. However, the constitutionality of these national injunctions is up for debate. Should the Supreme Court decide that judicial policy pronouncem…

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New Releases: Nuxt 3.16 and Nuxt UI 3 42:15

1M ago42:15

42:15

Nuxt 3.16 dropped and it's packed with goodies! In this episode, Alex and Michael break down all the cool stuff in this release that'll make your Nuxt development smoother. They dive into the new command to initialize a Nuxt application, the performance-game-changing lazy hydration support that'll boost your app's performance, and named layer alias…

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WTH? A European Supreme Allied Commander of NATO? Kori Schake Explains 56:38

1M ago56:38

56:38

President Trump is reportedly considering abandoning America’s longstanding role commanding NATO forces as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), changing the U.S. combatant command structure, and canceling modernization plans for U.S. Forces Japan. While it’s true that Europe needs to step up to the plate on its own defense needs, abandoning th…

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Visualizing Data in Vue (with Dennis Adriaansen) 1:03:14

2M ago1:03:14

1:03:14

In episode 52 of DejaVue (yes, it is a whole year), Dennis Adriaansen joins Michael and Alex to discuss data visualization in Vue.js. Dennis shares insights about building chart components, his experience with different charting libraries, and introduces his own Vue charting library. They explore topics like chart customization, performance conside…

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WTH: Britain’s Net Zero Push is Economic Suicide. Robert Bryce Explains 52:40

2M ago52:40

52:40

UK residents are currently paying some of the highest prices in the world for electricity. How did Brits go from being an energy superpower to showering in the gym because it’s too expensive to heat water at home? Perhaps because both Labour and Tory politicians are banning the production and use of cheap hydrocarbons in the pursuit of a “Net Zero …

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Vite Inside Out (with Matias "Patak" Capeletto) 1:26:38

2M ago1:26:38

1:26:38

Vite is amazing, I think we can all agree on that statement. But what is Vite actually!? Why is it so great, faster than webpack and the "de-facto standard of the web" already? Alex is joined by Vite Core Team member Matias Capeletto, better known as Patak, to talk about all these questions. Learn about the future of Vite, how it uses two bundlers …

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WTH is Going On With Trump, Tariffs and the Economy? Michael Strain Explains 56:01

2M ago56:01

56:01

The fundamentals of the economy are strong. So why is the Dow Jones down and fears of a recession up? Perhaps because President Trump is rocking the economic boat by threatening tariffs on historic trading partners, only to rescind them the same day; taking a chainsaw to government expenditures when he should be using a scalpel; and talking about s…

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DevRel and IDEs (with Jan-Niklas Wortmann) 51:08

2M ago51:08

51:08

For episode number 50 (not 51 Alex!), Angular GDE and JetBrains DevRel Jan-Niklas Wortmann joins the show. Together with Michael and Alex they dive into Jan-Niklas' angle of being a DevRel, how framework communities are different and why people should give WebStorm a try. Beyond that, Volar and LSPs are also covered, as well as some new announcemen…

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WTH Canada Would Be a Terrible 51st State. Colin Dueck Explains 56:48

2M ago56:48

56:48

Canada’s economy is in the toilet, has an electorate that is overwhelmingly left wing, and a healthcare system that encourages physician assisted suicide over basic treatment. Canada’s systemic problems have meant that Canadian voters were slowly starting to wake up, and were on track to deliver a blow-out for the conservative party in the next ele…

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WTH Extra! About That Trump-Zelensky Meeting… Dany and Marc Discuss 46:11

2M ago46:11

46:11

Partisans believe that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “ambushed” in the Oval Office. The story is rather different. In fact, President Trump was genuinely enthusiastic about signing a minerals deal with Zelensky that would enrich both nations and vest the United States in Ukraine’s future. But Zelensky, acting on poor advice or out of h…

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The Fusion of Laravel and Vue (with Aaron Francis) 1:32:47

2M ago1:32:47

1:32:47

In this episode, Michael and Alex are joined by Aaron Francis, software developer, content creator, and co-founder of Try Hard Studios. Besides covering Aaron's journey into programming, they dive into Fusion, a new library that Aaron has been working on which will fuse your Laravel backend together with your Vue frontend, allowing you to write PHP…

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WTH Do the California Fires Teach Us About the Need to Invest in Climate Adaptation? Bjorn Lomborg Explains 54:58

2M ago54:58

54:58

California has invested tens of billions of dollars in preventing climate change, billions more than California’s investment in adapting to the effects of climate change and directly preventing disasters. And now, the devastation of the recent Los Angeles wildfires is further proof that governments need to focus on protecting citizens through cheap…

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AI and Vue.js (with Daniel Kelly and Patrick van Everdingen) 47:54

3M ago47:54

47:54

AI is a hot topic in the tech industry, but how does it intersect with Vue.js? In this special episode, Michael and Alex host a panel at Vue.js Nation 2025 and are joined by two amazing guests: Patrick van Everdingen, AI Solutions Engineer Daniel Kelly, Lead Instructor at Vue School The four developers discuss how AI and Vue can work together. Will…

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WTH: Megyn Kelly On Trump 2.0 and Our New Political Era 43:24

3M ago43:24

43:24

Donald Trump’s first weeks in office have been beyond busy. With a flurry of executive orders and other actions, he is remaking the federal government and American society writ large at lightning speed. In this special WTH episode, Megyn Kelly shares her feelings about Trump 2.0, the direction of the country under his leadership, and how his approa…

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WTH Can We Do to Prevent a Second China Shock? Professor David Autor Explains 58:47

3M ago58:47

58:47

China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, normalizing trade relations with the PRC, was billed to the American public as a rising tide that lifts all boats. But decades later, many of the manufacturing workers who lost their jobs to cheaper Chinese goods have not recovered. And while the first “China shock” left millions of textile and low-s…

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A Vue at Alexander Lichter 1:11:52

3M ago1:11:52

1:11:52

If you've listened to the last episode, you know what is coming next! It is time to get take a Vue at the other host of this podcast. Michael is asking Alex all around his past - from how we got into programming and web development, if university was worth it and how he got into the Nuxt Core Team. Also don't miss out how Minecraft is part of the h…

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A Vue at Michael Thiessen 56:37

3M ago56:37

56:37

The guest of this episode is one you've heard on here quite often - but do you also know him well? Together, we take a look (or Vue 👀) at Michael Thiessen, co-host of this podcast. Learn how his average day looks like, how he became a full-time content creator and find out what he did before getting into Web Development, plus insights on how he cre…

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WTH is Going On With the UK’s “Grooming Gangs”? Dominic Green Explains 1:03:31

3M ago1:03:31

1:03:31

For decades, police, politicians, and community leaders alike covered up what is likely the largest peacetime organized crime spree in British history: The sexual grooming, exploitation, and trafficking of minors by predominantly Pakistani Muslim migrant communities. While new light is now being shed on this scandal by Elon Musk and brave journalis…

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FormKit and Hot Takes (with Justin Schroeder) 1:25:48

3M ago1:25:48

1:25:48

Together with the FormKit author Justin Schroeder, Michael and Alex discuss the challenges of building forms on the internet. While it seems like a simple task, forms can be complex and pretty time-consuming. Especially when it is more than a Newsletter or Contact Form. Justin shares his experience building FormKit (multiple times), a form library …

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WTH is Going On With Birthright Citizenship? Adam White Explains 1:07:08

3M ago1:07:08

1:07:08

On President Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” attempting to change the current understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment by declaring that the children of illegal immigrants or people on temporary visas born in the United States are not granted citizenship. …

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Our Predictions for Vue and Nuxt in 2025 (with Daniel Roe) 1:02:23

3M ago1:02:23

1:02:23

After our recap episode on 2024, it is time to look into 2025 - and share our predictions and even some rather spicy hot takes what developers can expect in 2025. Of course, Michael and Alex once again have the Nuxt team Lead Daniel Roe on the show to get some insights on his takes as well! Find out more about their thoughts on Vue Vapor, Nuxt 4, C…

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WTH Extra, 300th Episode Edition! Trump Finally Gets His Honeymoon. Dany and Marc Discuss 34:33

4M ago34:33

34:33

In the 300th episode of What the Hell is Going On? Dany and Marc discuss Marc’s column in the Washington Post, Donald Trump finally gets his honeymoon. When Trump first entered the Oval Office in 2017, the Democratic Party was in full “resist” mode, Trump was a Washington outsider, and protests engulfed America’s capital. Today, Trump enters office…

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The Year in ReVue (with Daniel Roe) 56:22

4M ago56:22

56:22

Of course, we can't fully start into 2025 with a little ReVue of the past year. And to make sure to catch all the highlights, Alex is joined by Daniel Roe, full-time open source developer and lead of the Nuxt team to go through some notable events of 2024 in the Vue and Nuxt ecosystem. In addition to the shining moments of 2024, don't miss out a de…

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WTH: Russia is Weaker Than Most Believe. George Barros Explains 55:03

4M ago55:03

55:03

Many who follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have come to the same conclusion: Russia can defeat Ukraine with its “incredible” strength. However, Russia is much weaker than even many in the American media let on. The Russian military is bleeding troops for minor gains on the battlefield, running out of men to fight, and has so little equipment it’s…

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Creating Technical Content (with Adam Jahr) 1:04:43

4M ago1:04:43

1:04:43

In this episode, Michael talks with Adam Jahr, Founder of Vue Mastery, all about creating technical content - and how this is relevant for you as a developer. Tune in and figure out how Adam founded Vue Mastery, what his biggest learnings from his Coding Bootcamp times were and learn key tips that can set your content apart from others! And as a bo…

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WTH: Jimmy Carter Was Our Worst Modern Ex-President. Steven Hayward Explains 43:36

4M ago43:36

43:36

While many understand the failures of the late Jimmy Carter’s presidency, he is often referred to as our “best ex-president” because of his humanitarian and diplomatic efforts following his loss to President Reagan. However, the rose-colored glasses through which many Americans view his post-presidency ignore his disastrous meddling in foreign affa…

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The Quadruple Migration (with Rijk van Zanten) 1:20:43

4M ago1:20:43

1:20:43

To start the year light and fun, Michael and Alex are joined by Rijk van Zanten, the creator of Directus. Of course we talk about his journey into web development, the Vue.js ecosystem, what Directus is and why he chose Vue over other frameworks for it's extensible frontend. Further, Rijk shares his thoughts on the Vue.js job market and how his "Qu…

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Composition API vs Options API Special 59:35

4M ago59:35

59:35

This DejaVue episode comes as a little special! As a belated Christmas present, we got everything, literally everything that was discussed on this podcast about one big topic: Composition API vs. Options API. A lot of our previous guests had their own takes on the two APIs - and some might surprise you! So, why not tuning in and hear fifteen people…

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WTH Extra! Who Gets Ukraine’s $26 Trillion In Gas and Minerals? Dany and Marc Discuss 36:59

5M ago36:59

36:59

In this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Marc’s column in the Washington Post, Does Trump want Putin to get Ukraine’s $26 trillion in gas and minerals? Ukraine is a mineral superpower, with some of the largest reserves of 117 of the 120 most widely used minerals in the world. And with the help of U.S. assistance, Ukraine has successfully…

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Migrating a SaaS from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 (with Sumit Kumar) 41:10

5M ago41:10

41:10

The second half of the conversation with Sumit Kumar focuses all on the technical side of his SaaS. At first, Michael and Alex talk about Sumit's experience with the migration from Nuxt 2 to Nuxt 3 - and we all know this isn't an easy one. Further, the Composition API vs. the Options API, as well as structuring code and writing good composables are…

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WTH Do Americans Not Trust Experts? AEI President Robert Doar Explains 50:27

5M ago50:27

50:27

Americans have lost faith in the expert class, and in some cases, for good reason. So-called “experts” didn’t just destroy livelihoods during the COVID pandemic or make China rich through normalized trade relations, they also looked down upon and antagonized the American people in the process. What role will experts play in the second Trump adminis…

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Self-founding and growing a Nuxt-based SaaS (with Sumit Kumar) 1:01:24

5M ago1:01:24

1:01:24

In this episode of DejaVue, Alex and Michael are joined by Sumit Kumar, the founder of Parqet. Sumit shares his journey from getting into Web Development and Vue.js over to working at Stripe and eventually founding Parqet, a (German) portfolio tracker SaaS. Topics covered in the first part of our conversation include a lot of business insights, suc…

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WTH is Going On In Syria? The New Lines Institute’s Hassan Hassan Explains 1:10:28

5M ago1:10:28

1:10:28

In roughly ten days, opposition forces in Syria were able to accomplish more than they did in a decade and topple the tyrannical Assad regime. But as the dust settles, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham – the U.S. designated terrorist organization that led the march to Damascus – will have to prove that it has moved on from its anti-Western Jihadist ideology an…

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WTH: Biden Pardons Hunter! Professor Jonathan Turley Explains 47:49

5M ago47:49

47:49

After repeatedly pledging to the American people that he would not pardon his son Hunter, Joe Biden gave his son one of the most sweeping pardons in presidential history. The presidential pardon power has a long history of abuse, but never before has a pardon been so broad, over such a long period of time, and issued by someone possibly implicated …

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WTH Extra! Martial Law in South Korea? Zack Cooper Explains 47:46

5M ago47:46

47:46

Late Tuesday night South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, accusing the opposition party of “legislative dictatorship” and vowing to eradicate “pro-North Korean anti-state forces.” Almost as suddenly as martial law was declared, the legislature voted unanimously for it to end – sending the very military forces that attempted to l…

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VueConf Toronto Panel (with Evan You, Daniel Roe, Sigrid Huemer and John Leider) 43:21

5M ago43:21

43:21

For the first time, the DejaVue Podcast goes "live"! Alex and Michael met up at VueConf Toronto and could do a whole DejaVue episode on stage. Of course, this is even more fun with guests, so they are joined by four speakers of the Conference. Evan You, Creator of Vue, Vite, Rolldown and Founder of VoidZero, Daniel Roe, Lead of the Nuxt Team, Sigri…

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Secure your Vue and Nuxt applications (with Jakub Andrzejewski) 1:04:34

5M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Security is a topic that is often overlooked in the frontend world. But at least for you all - no longer! To make sure we cover Security for Vue and Nuxt applications as broad as possible, Michael and Alex are joined by Jakub Andrzejewski, who is not only a Senior Frontend Developer but also author of the Nuxt Security Module. We cover not only the…

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WTH is Going On With the World’s Looming Depopulation Crisis? Nicholas Eberstadt Explains 54:00

5M ago54:00

54:00

For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the world is heading towards an era of depopulation. And for the first time in human history, this era of depopulation will be by choice. All over the world, women are choosing to have fewer and fewer children even as medical advances continue to prolong life. The result will be that people bor…

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Error Handling in Vue 29:20

5M ago29:20

29:20

All of you have seen users do weird things with your application and running into strange scenarios - who can't relate to this? For this and many other reasons, the right way of error handling is important in you application. Join Michael and Alex on a discussion of the different ways one can handle errors in their application. That includes not al…

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WTH is Trump Trying to Recess Appoint Cabinet Members? John Yoo Explains 1:05:47

6M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced cabinet nominees are well respected and will likely have an easy path to Senate approval. Others, not so much. So Trump has proposed doing something no president has ever done before: Skirting the Senate approval process altogether via recess appointments. This appointment scheme delegitimizes Trump’…

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Data Fetching in Vue and Nuxt 46:02

6M ago46:02

46:02

Data fetching is a crucial part of any web application. In this episode of DejaVue, we discuss the different ways to fetch data in Vue.js and Nuxt.js, and how to cache it. We also talk about the experimental Suspense feature in Vue.js and how it can be used to improve the user experience, as well as how to handle third-party scripts in your applica…

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WTH Should Democrats Learn from Trump's Victory? Ruy Teixeira Explains 57:52

6M ago57:52

57:52

President Donald Trump made gains among nearly every single demographic group in his historic victory, particularly with Hispanic and young voters. As the Democratic Party asks itself how it lost to Trump – a man they cast as a dictatorial threat to Democracy itself – it will have to look inward and realize it has moved from being the “party of the…

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