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  "publishedAt": "2026-06-03T13:53:21.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Journalismism",
    "Politics",
    "bad ideas",
    "democrats",
    "nathaniel frum",
    "nepo babies",
    "the atlantic",
    "appeared on The Atlantic on Tuesday",
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  "textContent": "Are you ready to receive a powerful piece of information? OK, here it comes: Politicians can increase their chances of getting elected to office if they are seen as down-to-earth and relatable by their constituents.\n\nThis novel observation, unearthed for the first time this week, is the premise of a Nathaniel Frum column that appeared on The Atlantic on Tuesday. Before you ask, yes, Nathaniel is awful _Atlantic_ staff writer David Frum's stupid son. Not content with simply blowing his readers' minds by telling them that being likable is a boon to politicians, Frum uses his powerful thinking abilities to lay out a brilliant plan for exactly _how_ a politician might go about appearing more normal and cool: They should express idiotic and insincere sports opinions, as frequently and as loudly as possible, in the spaces where such opinions are most abundant.\n\nFrum begins his column by (correctly) dinging New York Governor Kathy Hochul for challenging Donald Trump to name the starting lineup of the Knicks' \"1993 championship team,\" which was in point of fact more of a lost-in-the-Eastern-Conference-Finals team. Hochul came off like a real dope because her error underlined what was already obvious: She only occasionally pretends to like sports in order to curry favor with her constituents.",
  "title": "Atlantic Writer’s Son Offers Bold Advice To Democrats: Pretend To Be A Sports Moron"
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