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Al From

Al From is founder of the Democratic Leadership Council and author of The New Democrats and the Return to Power. He is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.

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Trump Could Find Himself In Political Trouble
Al From weighs in on JD Vance, what a younger generation opponent could mean for Trump and why he thinks that could place his candidacy in real trouble.
July 19, 2024
A Failed Assassination: The Political Consequences
Al From and Craig Fuller discuss the political consequences of the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and his decision to make U.S. Senator J.D. Vance his running mate. Al and Craig also trade thoughts on the mounting pressure within the Democratic Party to replace President Joe Biden as their nominee.
July 19, 2024
If You’re Against Trump, Vote for Biden
Al From writes: This will be our most important election since the Civil War. Democracy will be on the ballot. That’s because former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, poses an existential threat to the future of American democracy. President Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has made the preservation of democracy the central cause of his campaign.
June 27, 2024
Trump’s Covert Strategy: Encourage Third-Party Candidates
Trump's refusal to expand his electoral coalition reveals the dark path his campaign is mapping to a second Trump Administration. Al From connects the dots between the hoard of third-party candidates to a potential Trump presidency.
March 26, 2024
Why A Third-Party Candidate in 2024 Threatens American Democracy
Al From sets the stakes for why we cannot afford a third-party spoiler this year: "Former President Trump has called for terminating the constitution and retribution against his political opponents. He poses an existential threat to our democracy. President Biden has made the preservation of democracy the central cause of his campaign."
March 12, 2024
Trump Yelling
No Moral Equivalency: Trump Threatens Our Democracy, Biden Does Not
As criminal indictments mount against former President Trump, his Republican allies have embarked on a disingenuous campaign to level spurious, mostly discredited, and often outright false allegations of corruption against President Biden.
August 1, 2023