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2022 Midterms
2022 midterms
Aug. 17, 2022
Liz Cheney and the Demise of Anti-Trump Republicanism Until recently, the Wyoming representative was a rising GOP star and heir to the party’s conservative conquerers. Then she ran afoul of Trump.
early and often
Aug. 12, 2022
Biden’s on a Roll. So When Will He Become Popular Again? The president remains far from the kind of job-approval numbers associated with the three presidents who escaped midterm misery.
early and often
Aug. 11, 2022
The Bad News for Democrats on Crime and Immigration Pollster Stan Greenberg says the midterm landscape has improved for Democrats, but they need to find more credible positions on certain issues.
life after roe
Aug. 10, 2022
Abortion-Rights Fight Finally Gives Kamala Harris a Chance to Lead After being assigned several no-win tasks, the veep is emerging as the White House’s biggest champion on the crucial issue of reproductive rights.
early and often
Aug. 10, 2022
Trump Scores More Primary Wins While Basking in GOP Support The ex-president got more post-raid consolation with wins by his candidates in Connecticut and Wisconsin, plus the loss of another impeachment backer.
2022 midterms
Aug. 9, 2022
Senate Control Could Come Down to a Georgia Runoff Once Again If neither Raphael Warnock nor Herschel Walker wins a majority in November, which looks plausible, they’ll face off in a December runoff.
early and often
Aug. 8, 2022
Will Democrats’ Sudden Legislative Success Matter in the Midterms? With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and gas prices dropping, Democrats’ odds of success in November’s elections are looking up.
2022 midterms
Aug. 8, 2022
The GOP’s Glut of Rookie Candidates Could Mean Lots of Costly Mistakes Experience in politics isn’t everything. But the GOP’s unusually large number of first-time candidates could mean midterms trouble down the road.
early and often
Aug. 8, 2022
The Biden Age Is Hitting Its Stride The debate over how old the president is and whether he should run again is a distraction from how much he has already accomplished.
early and often
Aug. 7, 2022
Arizona Has Become a Paradise for Election Deniers Promoters of Trump’s election fables swept four major statewide Republican primaries. The GOP could pay a price in November.
life after roe
Aug. 5, 2022
Kansas Shows the Potential Power of Pro-Choice Republican Voters The Kansas abortion vote confirms that there are a significant number of pro-choice Republicans. Post Dobbs , they may get fed up with their party.
2022 midterms
Aug. 4, 2022
Kris Kobach Is Making Yet Another Comeback Attempt The veteran nativist and vote suppresser is running for Kansas attorney general, despite failed U.S. Senate and gubernatorial bids.
early and often
Aug. 3, 2022
5 Key Takeaways From the August 2 Primaries In the Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington primaries, Trump’s candidates did well, but there were also hopeful signs for Democrats.
life after roe
Aug. 3, 2022
Kansas Voters Deliver Stunning Win for Abortion Rights Strong turnout in the very red state shows pro-choice voters are willing to fight back, with big implications for abortion politics and the midterms.
2022 midterms
Aug. 1, 2022
Trump Endorsed Both of the Erics Running in Missouri’s Senate Race Eric Schmitt is the front-runner. Eric Greitens used to be. Trump can’t be bothered to choose.
early and often
Aug. 1, 2022
Will Trump Get a Sweep in Arizona’s Primary? Trump’s candidates are favored in the Senate and secretary of State primaries in Arizona. But gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake could be in trouble.
life after roe
Aug. 1, 2022
The Kansas Abortion Vote Could Be a Big Pro-Choice Victory Anti-abortion ballot measures like Kansas’s “Value Them Both” amendment tend to pass, so its defeat would signal a huge post-Dobbs shift.
2022 midterms
July 30, 2022
Are Democrats Turning Around Their Dire Midterm Prospects? There have been some good recent signs for the party, but there’s still a long way to go between now and Election Day.
early and often
July 27, 2022
Democrats Are Undermining Their January 6 Message by Boosting Fringe Republicans Voters may doubt the project is serious when they learn Democrats want election-denying Trumpists appearing on ballots in November.
2022 midterms
July 26, 2022
Biden Might Finally Pull the Trigger on Student-Loan Debt The president is reportedly considering partial student-loan amnesty to boost turnout among disillusioned young Democrats.
2022 midterms
July 26, 2022
Bad News for Missouri’s Extremely Disgraced Former Governor Eric Greitens, who was forced to resign in 2018 over a slew of scandals, is sinking in Senate polls.
2022 midterms
July 25, 2022
Wes Moore Looks Set to Become Next Governor of Maryland After edging Tom Perez in the Democratic primary, Moore is now the overwhelming favorite to become the state’s first Black governor.
life after roe
July 23, 2022
For Democrats, It’s Now Culture War or Nothing Democrats have an opportunity and responsibility to fight for abortion and other rights at a time when they just aren’t trusted on the economy.
2022 midterms
July 20, 2022
Dan Cox’s Win Brings Maryland GOP Back to the MAGA Movement Moderate Republican governor Larry Hogan will be succeeded as GOP nominee by a Trump-loving extremist that Democrats promoted.
2022 midterms
July 18, 2022
Arizona’s GOP Establishment Rejects Trump Pick Kari Lake Republicans such as Doug Ducey and Mike Pence are consolidating support behind wealthy self-funder Karrin Taylor Robson in the gubernatorial primary.
early and often
July 18, 2022
Liz Cheney, January 6 Hearings Star, Is Bombing Back Home While Cheney’s performance is dazzling D.C., polls show her losing badly to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman in Wyoming’s GOP congressional primary.
life after roe
July 13, 2022
Kansas Is First State to Vote on Abortion Rights Post-Dobbs A Republican-sponsored constitutional amendment striking down state-based abortion rights will go before primary voters in August.
2022 midterms
July 11, 2022
Despite Trump Endorsement, Palin May Be on Way to Defeat in Congressional Bid Alaska’s complex top-four and ranked-choice voting systems aren’t being friendly to MAGA candidates.
early and often
July 8, 2022
An Early Trump 2024 Announcement Could Screw Over the GOP, Again In two Georgia Senate runoffs that were crucial to the GOP in early 2021, Trump thought only of himself. There’s no reason to think he has changed.
life after roe
July 8, 2022
What Polls Tell Us About Abortion and the Midterms Democrats hope a “Dobbs effect” will help them in November.
Biden Is Now Polling Worse Than Trump Was at the Same Point in His Presidency Until recently, the Democrat could compare himself favorably to his deeply unpopular predecessor. It’s not so clear anymore.
the inside game
July 5, 2022
The 3 Most Important Races in the Post-Roe Midterms “The stakes have gone up because these races are fundamental to protecting democracy and abortion rights.”
the city politic
July 3, 2022
New York’s Primaries Were Decided by Politics As Usual Despite national upheaval, the turnout and results remained distinctly normal.
the city politic
June 29, 2022
What Happened to the Left in New York on Tuesday? Up and down the ballot, progressives couldn’t break through. The energy of the Trump years is gone, and it’s not clear what may replace it.
2022 midterms
June 29, 2022
Illinois Republicans Go MAGA While Moderates Prevail in Colorado Primaries Trump chose his battles wisely in the June 28 primaries, picking two winners in Illinois and staying out of Colorado’s contentious races.
life after roe
June 27, 2022
Why the Post-Roe GOP Will Only Get More Radical Decades after partnering with the anti-abortion movement, the Republican Party has finally delivered. But ending Roe is just the start.
‘Things Will Be Fine’: GOP Insiders Doubt Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Cost Them They don’t seem all that worried the Supreme Court’s decision to end the right to an abortion will come back to haunt them in the midterms.
2022 midterms
June 23, 2022
California’s Law and Order Narrative Didn’t Survive Late Returns Rick Caruso is not the world-beater he seemed to be two weeks ago.
early and often
June 22, 2022
Mo Brooks Falls With Trump’s Knife in His Back “MAGA Mo” couldn’t win once Trump endorsed Katie Britt, a 21st-century Republican version of the conservative Democrats Brooks used to battle.
early and often
June 22, 2022
Trump’s Very Bad Day in Georgia On the same day that Georgia witnesses exposed Trump’s horrific behavior toward election officials, he suffered two more primary losses in the state.
early and often
June 17, 2022
Democrats Want to Run Against GOP Kooks. They May Regret It. Some Democrats are promoting extremist Republican candidates to boost their general-election chances. That’s a risky strategy in a wave election.
2022 midterms
June 16, 2022
Steady Drip of Allegations Could Sink Herschel Walker It looks like the Trump-backed former football great won’t be able to glide into the U.S. Senate on the strength of his celebrity in Georgia.
2022 midterms
June 15, 2022
Trump Had a Good, But Not Perfect, Primary Night Nevada Republicans largely went MAGA and South Carolina impeachment backer Tom Rice went down. But Nancy Mace managed to overcome Trump’s attacks.
early and often
June 14, 2022
The Potato Roll Empire Bankrolling Christian Nationalist Doug Mastriano The Martins were bit players in politics, until they put Doug Mastriano one step away from becoming Pennsylvania’s next governor.
Oh, Mo! Trump Betrays ‘MAGA Mo’ Brooks Yet Again, Endorses Britt Having endorsed and then de-endorsed his onetime January 6 ally, Trump is again making it clear that his idea of loyalty is not reciprocal.
2022 midterms
June 12, 2022
Palin Takes First Step Toward Congress in Alaska Special Primary The former governor and veep nominee will have a shot at at least a brief tenure in the House if she can win a ranked-choice election in August.
early and often
June 10, 2022
Rick Scott Backtracks, But His Plan Is Still Ultra-MAGA Madness Even with revisions, Rick Scott’s efforts to define a post-midterm agenda for his party is a gift to Democrats.
2022 midterms
June 8, 2022
Apathy, Not Law and Order, Was the Big Winner in California’s Primary Notwithstanding the recall of Chesa Boudin and temporary success of Rick Caruso, anti-crime sentiment didn’t dominate Tuesday’s races.
early and often
June 7, 2022
Why Voting Rules Don’t Match Turnout in California and Georgia Turnout was up in Georgia, where it’s harder to vote, and low in California, where it’s easy. That still doesn’t justify voter-suppression laws.
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