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Reality Checking The Bulwark

Conservative failures already destroyed the Republican Party. We must not allow them to destroy our own.

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Jan 31, 2026
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We’re institutionalists. We believe institutions matter – and when institutions fail, democracy falters.

The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell on the Harris campaign trail with Liz Cheney

Our collective undoing doesn’t rest entirely on the crumbling shoulders of institutional rot. Individuals and systems have struggled mightily to meet the moment, and they matter …

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