In Michigan, Elissa Slotkin aims squarely for the middle
She is testing the theory of appealing to the mythical moderate suburban Republican
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Tuesday
Will Jon Tester win in Montana?
A close race in the last best place
Forecasting the midterms: pick your poison
No matter what result you want to predict, you can find a poll to match it
Monday
The Democratic faithful are spooked
How will the blue-dyed media react if results do not go their way tomorrow night?
Sunday
Why aren’t Republicans campaigning on the economy? Trump!
It’s seemed strange for months that the president has declined to focus on the good news for which he might take credit
Friday
The troika of absurdity
Only one possible explanation exists for the breathtaking cynicism implicit in Bolton’s speech: domestic politics
What makes a blue wave?
Tuesday could restore the Democrats as a nationwide force, rather than merely a party of the coasts, urban enclaves and college towns
Don’t fall for Pelosi’s claims of civility: Democrats will be ruthless if they take power
Pelosi and her lieutenants have a significant problem — a growing segment of the Democratic Party doesn’t appear interested in legislating
The Trumps are focused on securing the Senate
Much of the Trump clan is pitching in to help overcome any lingering inhibitions in key red states
Tech doesn’t have a gender problem
How can tech employers be expected to hunt for female recruits when few women have chosen to acquire relevant qualifications?
Wednesday
Why are Democrats blue?
It is surely time to revise our prejudices concerning both red and blue
Calm down, President Trump won’t change birthright citizenship yet
The Democrats’ broad interpretation of the 14th Amendment is not a winner with the American public
Tuesday
Jacob Wohl and the moronic attempt to #MeToo Robert Mueller
‘Looks like she doesnt even exist! IT’S A FAKE NEWS CON JOB!’
At last, a Jordan Peterson vs. feminist debate that isn’t an absolute bloodbath
The Canadian psychologist squares off with Helen Lewis for GQ’s December issue
America’s first quantum president
Is Schrödinger’s Cat in the White House?
The audacity of Obama’s lying
Brazenness is key. If you’re going to lie, don’t be shy
Monday
Should Donald Trump spend his ‘Executive Time’ learning how to empathise?
There is no malignant phrase Trump is not ready to utter
Sunday
The dangerous politics of guilt by association
We regularly see random and inchoate attacks being presented as far more organised and ideological then they actually are
Liberals don’t want Donald Trump to be civil. They want him to lose
Violence should not be a cudgel with which to beat political opponents — but it is
Friday
The trouble with baby boomers and social media
If Cesar Sayoc did send those bombs, might it have something to do with the online conspiracy wormhole he’s been dwelling in for the last few years?
America’s slide into authoritarian habits
Trump doesn’t want ‘this “bomb stuff’ to get in the way of his caravan midterms narrative
Can America learn to shut its mouth?
Fluff, flies, dust and all sorts of airborne chokeables come whizzing into the larynx when the mouth is left even slightly ajar
Bombgate and the new species of political theatre
The media think the bombs will embarrass Trump and coax voters away from the GOP in the midterms, I’ll bet you a Nate Silver dollar it doesn’t.
Why are fake bombs sent to Democrats more shocking than real ricin packages to Republicans?
Democrats have a history of rhetoric that glorifies and encourages political violence
Thursday
The pipe bombs could actually help Trump in the midterms
It’s worth bearing Jo Cox in mind when thinking about the pipe bombs mailed to various Trump opponents this week
Wednesday
After bomb threats to Democrats, Trump’s election strategy is in jeopardy
It’s too much, too soon, too fast
The caravan of the saints
This is what you get when you permit the impoverishment of an entire continent, and then exploit the undocumented labour of those able to escape
Bombs in Democratic mailboxes show how ugly American politics has become
Politics in America has been toxic for a long time now
The Democrats need a political entrepreneur
Reagan, Gingrich and Trump all transformed their parties. The Democrats don’t have anyone that can do that
Monday
Is the prospect of prison time enough to crack Roger Stone?
Coming weeks may show whether Stone rolls on Trump or not
When justice is a PR stunt
Why are the FBI bothering to indict Elena Khusyaynova?
The invisible 2020 Democratic primary is already underway
Donors are being courted and small-dollar donor lists are being compiled and expanded
Sunday
How the mob was made
What should we make of the erupting pustules of look-at-me violence and carefully staged disruption that are disfiguring our public life?
Saturday
Hillary Clinton will run in 2020, Steve Bannon claims
‘I don’t think she believes anyone today in this field matches up with her. She’s looking for a rematch ’
