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Wednesday
Another blue day for red New Yorkers
Worries about crime weren’t enough to secure a win for Lee Zeldin
Tuesday
Trump calls for McConnell’s ouster on eve of election
The former president would rather have Florida’s Rick Scott leading Senate Republicans
Rich, scared celebs back pseudo-Republican Rick Caruso for LA mayor
They’re bucking progressive orthodoxy in favor of public safety
WaPo calls out Biden’s lies with ‘Bottomless Pinnochio’ award
Yes…that WaPo
Get ready for the return of Covid if Republicans win
Americans must be kept on an emergency posture where elites know best
Is Ted Budd cruising to victory in North Carolina?
‘This is North Carolina, so you just always work hard,’ Budd told The Spectator
Ben Domenech: ‘Millennial girlboss-energy types’ are taking over the Democrats
Turning it into ‘crazytown’
The Spectator’s 2022 midterms election night: live coverage
Commentary as the results come in from Amber Athey, Ben Domenech, Bridget Phetasy, Chadwick Moore, John Pietro, Matt McDonald, Matt Purple, Oliver Wiseman and Roger Kimball
Monday
Blake Masters grows up
The Arizona Republican thinks out loud about his journey from libertarianism to the New Right
How Stacey Abrams blew it
She’s been running a national campaign for four years. Why is it backfiring?
Scoop: FBI warns local parties of election interference from foreign actor
The agency said they had intelligence indicating possible meddling attempts
Why Trump jumping in early would be a mistake
Holding his fire would keep people on the edge of their seats
Is democracy on the ballot tomorrow?
Plus: ‘DeSanctimonious’
The debt ceiling battle lurking after the elections
It could be back to the early 2010s, especially if the GOP wins and Democrats get desperate
Sunday
Will this election finally be the end of Betoism?
A quarter billion dollars in losses later, it may be time to give up on Beto O’Rourke
Saturday
Manchin’s rebuke shows how toxic Biden’s energy views are
A Democrat was willing to blast them full-bore
Friday
The Pelosi/McCarthy feud at the heart of the midterms
They don’t like each other, and on Tuesday both of their careers are on the line
Could Gretchen Whitmer lose in Michigan?
She severely underestimated her opponent Tudor Dixon
Why these midterms will be the crime elections
Plus: Trump 2024 prepares for liftoff