So far, the Democrat has chosen not to respond in kind to outrageous Republican ads. He knows African American candidates do better when they don’t take the race bait.
2022 midterm elections
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Hey, Democrats, It’s Time for Unity, Not Purity
The midterms are approaching, and the party is tantalizingly close to keeping its majority—if they stick together.
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Voters Don’t Believe You Stand for Things Until You Actually Do Them
What’s behind the Democratic comeback summer? Chalk it up to voters seeing Republicans overturn Roe and Democrats making big moves on issues like climate change.
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How Democrats Could Actually Keep the House
In times of crisis, the president’s party has proved that it can buck the trend of losing seats in the midterms—and voters are experiencing several crises this year.
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January 6, the Threat to Democracy, and Voters
Voters do care about threats to democracy, but so far their concern isn’t helping Democrats. Here’s why.
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A New Weapon in the Voting Wars: Legislative Attacks on Election Officials
The public needs to step in to preserve the right to vote and defend election officials getting hammered by anti-voter laws, interest groups, and the judiciary.
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What Message Should Biden Use in the Midterms?
Blaming Republicans can only get you so far. The president needs to embrace his bipartisan successes and lay out a plan for more.
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Why Geographic Inequality Tilts the Map Against Democrats
Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District is a case study.
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How Democrats Can Recover
There’s no denying that the Democratic near-term future looks bleak. But in the latest issue of the Washington Monthly, out today, we offer fresh ideas about how the party can turn itself around. We begin with an honest look at what went wrong in 2020, when Democrats in Maine helped reelect GOP Senator Susan Collins, thus […]
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Dear Women: We Still Need You to Defeat Trumpism
How Democrats can rev up the core constituency that voted them back into power—even without a certain someone on the ballot.
