The electoral mediocrity of Donald Trump
How the former president became a hindrance for Republicans
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Thursday
Why the counting in Arizona is taking so long
Never credit to conspiracy what is adequately explained by incompetence
Nancy Pelosi won’t go away
An eighty-two-year-old insisting it’s too early to retire would be insulting if it wasn’t so common
How ballot harvesting could save elections
The states have chosen how the game is played; now Republicans need to start playing
Joe Biden is the phantom of the Potomac
Even his own voters found him too inconsequential to blame
Wednesday
The Republican Party machine needs to be overhauled
It’s not just Trump — they blew a historic opportunity in the midterms
He’s running
Plus: Will Kemp save Walker?
Trump’s announcement lights up Palm Beach
The scene around Mar-a-Lago was a circus — even the 2022 midterms seemed brighter
Rick Scott is right to challenge Mitch McConnell
Republicans want more from their Senate leaders
Tuesday
The midterm results are good for Republicans, if not great
If Democrats have deluded themselves into thinking they won last week, that’s a huge opportunity for the GOP
Monday
This election was no loss for Trump
Incumbents of all bents were returned to office, and the right still has all the energy
The Republican circular firing squad
After the midterms, the GOP gears up for yet another round of bloodletting
When Biden met Xi
Plus: Prepare for GOP civil war
Our leaders will learn nothing from these elections
The delusions are coming from both sides
We can blame Mitch McConnell, too
His disastrous approach to spending money cost the GOP the Senate
Time for the GOP to call out Democrats’ primaries meddling
No more betting on extreme candidates — for either side
Saturday
Saying bye-bye to Beto
His style is fittingly modern, wholly self-focused and, accordingly, empty
Kevin McCarthy’s Faustian bargain
His fate is now in the hands of the conservative House Freedom Caucus
Friday
The time to move on from boomer Republicanism is now
Election Day showed that the winning recipe is a populist agenda paired with strong governance
A tale of two post-midterm missives
Plus: McCarthy’s scramble for the gavel