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2017 Elections
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Feb. 6, 2019
Scandal Engulfs Virginia’s Top 3 State Officeholders The governor and attorney general wore blackface. The lieutenant governor is facing sexual-assault allegations. The way forward is unclear.
Feb. 8, 2018
The Coming Democratic Wave May Be Smaller Than Expected There are good signs for Republicans that show a Democratic “wave” is no longer certain, but in the end turnout patterns could matter most.
Dec. 7, 2017
Roy Moore Hasn’t Won Just Yet Moore has improved his position since being hit with sexual-misconduct allegations, but African-American turnout for Doug Jones could be crucial.
Nov. 28, 2017
Clerical Error Puts Virginia’s House of Delegates in Limbo Republicans could still lose control or be forced into a power-sharing agreement.
Nov. 16, 2017
The Democrats Really Can Win the House in 2018 There’s a long way to go, but Trump’s approval ratings, the generic ballot, and the 2017 results all point to huge blue gains.
Nov. 9, 2017
Tuesday’s Crushing Defeat Convinces Republicans They’re on the Right Track It’s one thing to stay the course despite electoral setbacks. It’s more dangerous to pretend electoral setbacks are actually mandates.
Nov. 8, 2017
Democrats Gain State Government ‘Trifectas’ in New Jersey and Washington In what could be an appetizer for 2018, Democrats began chipping away at GOP dominance of state governments.
Nov. 7, 2017
The Most Interesting Races to Watch on Election Day 2017 From the Virginia governor’s race to New York’s “Con Con” to Maine’s opportunity to expand Medicaid.
June 22, 2017
The Democrats’ Losing Streak Will Likely End in November The party needs a win in a nationally significant and competitive contest. There is still hope this year.
June 13, 2017
Trump Ultra Corey Stewart Throws Scare Into Conventional Republicans Everywhere What Dave Brat did for Tea Party insurgents in 2014, Corey Stewart may have done for Trump fans going into 2018: create a deep fear of primaries.
Apr. 18, 2017
British PM May Calls Snap Election to Consolidate Her Power The Tory leader saw a chance to increase her majority and strengthen her hand with her own party, with Europe, and with Scotland — and took it.
Apr. 5, 2017
Trump Will Help Democrats Solve Their ‘Midterm Falloff’ Problem Democrats turn out much more strongly in midterms when there is a GOP president, and the current GOP president should really energize them.
Feb. 28, 2017
Will Virginia Democrats Make the Gubernatorial Race a Referendum on Trump? One candidate is focusing on state issues while the other is linking his campaign to anti-Trump protests.
Nov. 17, 2016
Louisiana Runoff Begins the Post-Trump-Earthquake Political Calendar Beginning with a Senate runoff in Louisiana and then off-year state elections in 2017, we will soon see if there is any backlash to Trump’s election.
