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Columnist Lee Hamilton: What the elections tell us
Dec 30, 2022 1:00 AM - There's great uncertainty on Capitol Hill these days, as ambitious politicians maneuver for advantage in the newly reshaped House and the Senate reckons with the aftermath of the runoff in Georgia. But before all our attention turns to what comes next, it's worth taking a moment to look back at the November elections and what they tell us about the American electorate. I say this because it's easy to forget that in our system, power ultimately rests in the hands of the voters. It's a trite belief, I realize, and if we've learned anything over the last few decades, it's that the truisms of seventh-grade civics are a bit more complicated than we were taught. Write your member of Congress and you might get back a polite letter written by a staffer. Stand up at a town meeting and your representative will hear you out, but in the end you're competing for attention with lobbyists in Washington and the leadership on Capitol Hill--not to mention the White House and the media.
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Columnist Lee Hamilton: Congress shows negotiation and compromise can work
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Columnist Lee Hamilton: The Jan. 6 committee reminds us of what congress can do
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Opinion: Americans are keeping hope alive, whether or not they believe they are
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Why I'm optimistic about the future
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How do we define 'the common good'?
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What foreign policy can look like
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What a president-elect must deal with
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Hamilton: It is time to show our resilience
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Hamilton: History will revile COVID-19 deniers
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