Some of the strongest overperformers had experience in the clergy and health care, not politics.
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Post-Midterm Election Edition of “The DMZ”
The Washington Monthly Politics Editor and Washington Sun columnist analyze the shocking results and what they mean for the future of both major parties.
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Maybe the Republican Fever Will Finally Break This Time
The GOP can’t sustain itself as a party without principles led by a mob boss. Tonight’s midterm results may make that reality impossible to ignore.
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Hey, Bernie, the Democratic Establishment Is Spending Big on Progressive Insurgents
Past midterm tensions between Democratic campaign committees and progressive activists are nowhere to be found this fall.
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Will Republican Pollsters Try to Skew the Final Averages? They Haven’t Yet
So far, polls from Republican-affiliated and unaffiliated outfits are not diverging. (And they didn’t diverge much in past elections either.)
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Meet the Democratic Senate Candidates Who Are Overperforming. And Underperforming
While Democrats are on track to win the House popular vote by eight points, that partisan tilt alone isn’t enough to carry the Senate.
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Kansas? Montana? Mississippi? Where Will the Blue Wave Crest?
Democrats have reason to spend in states that seemed impossible to win just two months ago.
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Is It True That If You’re Explaining, You’re Losing?
Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico have taken opposite approaches to fending off Republican attacks.
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Trump’s Midterm Rally Blitz Probably Won’t Work
The track record of presidents who hit the campaign trail in midterm election years is poor, especially when their job approval is underwater.
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Why You Should Believe the Polls This Time
History tells us Trump’s abysmal job approval and economic record should lead to healthy Democratic gains. The polls are telling us we don’t know how big.
