Why Trump jumping in early would be a mistake
Holding his fire would keep people on the edge of their seats
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Monday
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
Thursday
Poverty is a major issue in the midterms
Food banks are stretched but that doesn’t mean government is the answer
Democrats made Kari Lake a star
Why did Biden’s party labor to put ‘election-deniers’ on the ballot?
Wednesday
Eight Democrats we all hope lose this November
And Beto is number seven
White House deletes tweet bragging of Biden’s role in inflation crisis
‘Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in ten years’
The meaning of Biden’s midterm meandering
Plus: Polling alarm bells are ringing again
Union Station is the perfect backdrop for Biden’s speech
The once thriving and majestic transport hub is now a crime-infested trash heap
Tuesday
Saving San Francisco
The city’s leaders need a wake-up call — again
We should be better than Paul Pelosi conspiracy theories
Voices on the right have let themselves down
Tim Ryan has big ‘divorced guy’ energy
The Democrats’ Senate hopeful exudes a profound melancholy
Monday
Why the Democrats’ ‘election denier’ trope is backfiring
What if voters have accepted this is just how American politics is?
Sunday
Politicians’ backstabbing family members are the worst
Adam Laxalt’s relatives are going full Brutus on the senatorial candidate
Saturday
On the ground with Obama, Warnock and Abrams in Georgia
Politician-turned-celebrity attacks celebrity-turned-politician
