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Democracy's good night

Democrats finally put Trumpism 2.0 and Elon Musk to the test in the media and at the ballot box — and found some weaknesses

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Apr 02, 2025
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No fooling about it: April 1 was a good night for democracy in America.

Senator Cory Booker showed the Democratic Party how it’s done by finally seizing the news cycle and Americans’ attention (he got some 350 million likes on TikTok) with his record-breaking Senate floor speech.

Elon Musk, however, despite spending $25 million (the most money ever on a …

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