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Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at Chaunceydevega.com. He also hosts two weekly podcasts, The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Chauncey can be followed on Twitter and Facebook.

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, campaigns with former President Barack Obama at the James R Hallford Stadium on October 24, 2024 in Clarkston, Georgia. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The path forward for progressives is a return to PR basics: Put personality before policy

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Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on November 04, 2024 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

How Democrats can move past “low-dominance messaging”

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Why MAGA won: Anger, resentment and “a sense of betrayal”

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Faith leaders pray over President Donald Trump during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The ultimate answer to why Donald Trump won: White Christians

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A supporter of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as they gather near his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s win was “an epic failure of every major institution” — especially the media

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Silhouette of Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Santander Arena on November 04, 2024 in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Fake nostalgia and skillful propaganda got us here — but there’s hope on the other side

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U.S. President Donald Trump removes his mask upon return to the White House from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump spent three days hospitalized for coronavirus. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Readjusting to Trump’s America

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Peter Zay)

The illusion of Donald Trump and the fourth founding of America

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Donald Trump | Voters cast ballots in Georgia's primary election at a polling location on May 21, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA’s last stand: A duel between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in diametrically opposite Americas

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dr. John Gartner on how Harris hit Trump’s weak spot: He “is now using a very limited vocabulary”

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t laugh off Donald Trump’s blue state strategy

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Kamala Harris VS Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Donald Trump is obsessed with Kamala Harris’ IQ

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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump on Joe Rogan’s podcast leaves Kamala Harris with a winning opportunity

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“They’re being called to save the country”: Jackson Katz on how MAGA masculinity sells men purpose

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Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena on October 14, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Why “playing it safe” could lead to disaster for Kamala Harris and the Democrats

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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a watch party after a presidential debate with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

“Call it his Outreach to Incels Tour”: How Kamala Harris can disarm Trump and win back momentum

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Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 'Save America' rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022 in Conroe, Texas. Trump's visit was his first Texas MAGA rally since 2019. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

“Thirst for the spectacle of Trump’s cruelty”: Exploring MAGA’s unbreakable bond

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MAGA Alpha Male (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Femiphobia” motivates MAGA males: Psychologist Stephen Ducat on the gendered tribalism of Trumpism

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The end of Trump’s impunity: Kamala Harris goes directly after his strongest selling point

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President Donald J. Trump speaks during a "Make America Great Again!" rally at the BOK Center on Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Brain flaws”: Understanding MAGA as an epidemic disease

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is greeted by running mate Senator J.D. Vance on stage during a campaign rally inside the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on July 27, 2024. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The age factor election: “A vote for Trump could easily be a vote for a President Vance”

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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University on August 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

“Traumatized by Trumpism”: The toll of outrage fatigue on MAGA

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Rick Wilson | Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Brad Barket/Mario Tama)

Never Trump’s moment: Anti-MAGA Republicans could swing the election at the “margins”

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s violent fantasies: Experts warn of “a terror that blinds us to what’s coming next”

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