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May 2025
57m 6s

How a Red-District Democrat Is Navigatin...

NEW YORK TIMES OPINION
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Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is one of just 13 Democrats to represent a district that Donald Trump won. Her distinctive economic message, and a willingness to buck her own party, helped her win re-election. But now the reality of the Trump era is coming home. Gluesenkamp Perez faced raucous crowds at town halls in Washington State recently, with s ... Show More
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