{
  "id": 1204429,
  "title": "SMOKERS’ CORNER: POLITICS OF THE BIG TENT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/smokers-corner-politics-of-the-big-tent",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:28:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022920/smokers-corner-politics-of-the-big-tent"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The article discusses the evolution of big-tent parties in Europe and the United States post-World War II, which shifted from strict class-based mass parties to broad, inclusive parties. This transition was driven by the rise of a diverse middle-class and the increasing importance of pragmatic moderation over class antagonism. In the US, the Democratic Party became a home for various factions, including democratic socialists, progressives, social liberals, and centrist business interests, alongside its conservative Southern wing. Similarly, the modern Republican Party encompasses social conservatives, Christian nationalists, fiscal centrists, and right-wing populists. The article also notes that western European parties followed a similar trend after the war, with left-wing parties moving towards a progressive center-left stance and center-right parties softening their social moralism and elitism. The author highlights the benefits of big-tent parties in promoting democratic stability by absorbing diverse groups and preventing extreme polarization, but also acknowledges the potential vulnerability that comes with such diversity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}