From a Free Press piece by politics editor Mene Ukueberuwa, published August 5, 2026. It argues Democrats can learn more from the campaigns of Roy Cooper and Sherrod Brown than from the party's left-wing candidates.
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Mene Ukueberuwa is the politics editor of *The Free Press*. He was previously a member of *The Wall Street Journal* editorial board, and an editor at *City Journal* and *The New Criterion*.
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Mene Ukueberuwa writes The Free Press .
Recently: “The Honesty Project: What Do Americans Really Think About Data Centers, Billionaires, Israel, and More” on The Free Press (September 2026); “Are Americans Losing Faith in Capitalism? We Asked Them.” on The Free Press (August 2026); “Roy Cooper, Sherrod Brown, and the Road to Democratic Victory” on The Free Press (August 2026); “The President Who Cried ‘Election Fraud.’ Plus . . .” on The Free Press (July 2026); “Trump’s Profiteering Is Legal, Like It or Not” on The Free Press (July 2026); “Americans Think Race Relations Are Getting Worse” on The Free Press (June 2026).
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