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'Wow, we're blown away!': Obama's call to action spurs Dems to eye 13 red seats
Not Democracy, Just a Fight for the Steering WheelThe Power Is Already ThereThis story is not about democracy in the abstract. It is about control of the House, which currently belongs to Republicans and is enforced by Speaker Mike Johnson and his caucus. That is the actual institutional power in the piece: the party with the gavel, the agenda, and the ability to block or advance legislation.Democrats are not describing a civic rescue from the outside. They are trying to take power away from the people who have it.Obama as Signal, Not SolutionBarack Obama’s intervention gives the effort…
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