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Democratic Party's pluralism is both a strength and weakness

  • Written by Raymond La Raja, Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., accompanied by Democratic members of the House and Senate in late 2017. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

“Democrats never agree on anything, that’s why they’re Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they’d be Republicans.”

Much has changed since humorist Will Rogers said that in the 1930s, but...

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