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2022 Elections
2022 elections
Aug. 22, 2023
For Republicans, Abetting Coups Is a Good Career Move
House Republicans who aided Donald Trump’s efforts on January 6 are more likely to win reelection.
By
Eric Levitz
politics
Apr. 1, 2022
How New York’s Bail-Reform Law Became a Political Lightning Rod
Amid a pandemic-era spike in violent crime, critics of the 2019 legislation have put supporters like Governor Hochul on the defensive.
By
Nia Prater
the city politic
Mar. 29, 2022
AOC’s Warning for Democrats: ‘We’re in Trouble’
The progressive star says she’s been vindicated about Joe Manchin and that President Biden must go it alone to save their party in the fall.
By
Errol Louis
politics
Jan. 6, 2022
The Honeymooners
Unlike their predecessors, Kathy Hochul and Eric Adams get along. Can it last?
By
Ross Barkan
2022 elections
Dec. 7, 2021
How Trump-y Can the 2022 Georgia Governor’s Race Get?
Probably very.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
2022 elections
Nov. 30, 2021
New Jersey’s Dr. Oz to Enter Pennsylvania Senate Race
The pseudoscience amplifier is aiming for that sweet, sweet Trump endorsement.
By
Benjamin Hart
politics
Nov. 5, 2021
Ohio’s Republican Senate Primary Is the Clown Olympics
In this race, everyone’s doing cringe.
By
Sarah Jones
politics
Sept. 27, 2021
Jumaane Jumps In
He plans to run for governor, saying Kathy Hochul “enabled” Cuomo, and he’s keeping an eye on Tish James.
By
Hunter Walker
politics
Aug. 3, 2021
Nina Turner Learns the Hard Way That Democrats Like Joe Biden
The lefty hopeful blew a race for Congress when it turned into a referendum on her disdain for party leaders.
By
Ben Jacobs
politics
May 18, 2021
Andrew Giuliani Launches N.Y. Governor Bid, Teasing Dynastic Showdown
Rudy Giuliani’s son leaned into the family drama, saying, “Giuliani vs. Cuomo. Holy smokes … We can sell tickets at Madison Square Garden.”
By
Nia Prater
politics
Apr. 5, 2021
The First Major Progressive Challenger of 2022 Is Here
Odessa Kelly runs to unseat a Blue Dog Democrat in Tennessee, recruited by the same group behind Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush.
By
Sarah Jones
politics
Mar. 13, 2021
Will 2022 Governors’ Races Be Armageddon for Voting Rights?
A first look at 2022 gubernatorial contests, in which voting rights may play a big role, and which in turn could affect voting rights going forward.
By
Ed Kilgore
trolls
Mar. 10, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene Finds New, Annoying Ways to Get Attention
Congress’s premier extremist has time on her hands to cause trouble.
By
Ed Kilgore
trump dynasty
Nov. 19, 2020
Lara Trump Is Considering Senate Run in North Carolina
The president’s daughter-in-law is the first and only member of the Trump clan to have signaled the possibility of running for office.
By
Chas Danner
supreme court
Sept. 28, 2020
Palin Threatens Challenge to Murkowski in Deeply Strange Video
It’s unclear if Palin is at all serious or just bidding for attention again.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
July 16, 2020
If Democrats Can Win Back the Senate, They Could Hold It For a While
Democrats don’t look vulnerable in Senate races until 2024.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Nov. 18, 2019
Kamala Harris Facing Home-State Heartburn
Kamala Harris’s once-plausible path to the Democratic nomination is very rocky now. Maybe she’d be smart to pack it in before losing her home state.
By
Ed Kilgore
gerrymandering
Oct. 29, 2019
State Court Tosses GOP’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map in North Carolina
Republican boasts about partisan motives for maps challenged, as an illegal racial gerrymander backfired.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 30, 2019
Stacey Abrams Takes a Pass on a 2020 Senate Run
She may run for president, for vice-president, or wait until 2022 and run for governor again.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 presidential election
Mar. 20, 2019
Could Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams Form an Early Dream Ticket for 2020?
There’s no real evidence to suggest it’s in the works, but it’s a fascinating possibility that could appeal to both pols.
By
Ed Kilgore
house democrats
Dec. 12, 2018
Pelosi Clinches Speakership With Term-Limit Agreement
She’ll be out of leadership by 2022.
By
Ed Kilgore
nancy pelosi
Dec. 11, 2018
Pelosi May Accept 4-Year Term Limit on Speakership
It’s mainly a face-saving measure for anti-Pelosi rebels who, at most, can keep her from serving as House Democratic leader well into her 80s.
By
Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Dec. 10, 2018
Trump Better Get Used to a Democratic House
The odds of Republicans regaining the House in 2020 even if Trump is reelected aren’t great.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Nov. 20, 2018
Martha McSally Lost Her Bid for Senate, But She Could Get There Anyway
John Kyl may soon step down from the Senate seat he was appointed to in September, and Mitch McConnell wants Martha McSally to replace him.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 6, 2018
Collins and Murkowski Face Political Repercussions at Home for Kavanaugh Votes
Collins has guaranteed herself a tough reelection race in 2020, and Murkowski is already getting an intraparty threat from Sarah Palin.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 30, 2018
Let’s Say Ruth Bader Ginsburg Retires in 2023. Then What?
Even if Trump is reelected, his ability to reshape the Supreme Court depends on GOP control of the Senate, which looks iffy for 2020 and 2022.
By
Ed Kilgore