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Michael Baharaeen

Michael Baharaeen

The evidence and arguments informing the lifting of DC’s mask mandate

Yesterday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that that the city will be lifting its mask mandate, saying:

5 min readNov 18, 2021

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The evidence and arguments informing the lifting of DC’s mask mandate

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Michael Baharaeen

On the Democrats’ (mostly) bad election night

On Tuesday night, America hosted its first slate of major elections in the Joe Biden era. The most-watched contest was the governor’s race…

5 min readNov 4, 2021

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On the Democrats’ (mostly) bad election night

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Michael Baharaeen

Democrats aren’t getting everything they want in the reconciliation package, which is to be…

The 2020 election results were far from a mandate for a sweeping Democratic legislative agenda.

3 min readOct 19, 2021

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Democrats aren’t getting everything they want in the reconciliation package, which is to be…

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Michael Baharaeen

A new survey shows troubling signs of Americans’ commitment to democracy

And these attitudes are not exclusive to one side.

3 min readOct 1, 2021

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A new survey shows troubling signs of Americans’ commitment to democracy

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Michael Baharaeen

Assorted thoughts on the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan

The gut-wrenching images coming out of Afghanistan over the past several days have suddenly thrust American’s longest (and oft-forgotten)…

4 min readAug 18, 2021

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Assorted thoughts on the tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan

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Michael Baharaeen

Will Eric Greitens doom Republicans in Missouri?

Signs point to “probably not.”

6 min readJul 8, 2021

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Will Eric Greitens doom Republicans in Missouri?

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Michael Baharaeen

There’s reason to be optimistic about the state of the COVID vaccines

One of the major COVID-related stories of recent weeks has been about how the slowing demand for the vaccine may be causing the U.S. to hit…

4 min readMay 10, 2021

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There’s reason to be optimistic about the state of the COVID vaccines

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Michael Baharaeen

Absentee voting begins soon. Here are a few resources to help you navigate it.

Well, folks, it’s finally here: on Friday, North Carolina will be the first state in the nation to begin mailing absentee ballots to…

3 min readSep 2, 2020

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Absentee voting begins soon. Here are a few resources to help you navigate it.

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Michael Baharaeen

Did Missouri pass Medicaid expansion thanks to its rural counties — or in spite of them?

And can the answer tell us something about Democrats’ electoral fortunes in the state moving forward?

5 min readAug 7, 2020

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Did Missouri pass Medicaid expansion thanks to its rural counties — or in spite of them?

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Michael Baharaeen

Trump’s call to postpone the election is a precursor of what may lie ahead

So, we’ve finally arrived at this point, which many of us have been anticipating (dreading?) for a long time. After a recent series of bad…

5 min readJul 30, 2020

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Trump’s call to postpone the election is a precursor of what may lie ahead

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Michael Baharaeen

Michael Baharaeen

Political analyst focused on electoral politics, Congress, demographic trends, polling, public policy, and political history.

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