The field is crowded with racists, swindlers, maniacs, and sex abusers. Plenty have a decent shot at winning.
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Texas Democrats Chose Faith Over Fighting
Talarico’s U.S. Senate primary victory over Crockett shows that when it comes to fighting MAGA, Democrats may be tiring of taking pages from Trump’s playbook.
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What Will It Take for Democrats to Take the Senate?
A state-by-state breakdown of the Senate primaries shows Democrats have largely, but not completely, averted a debilitating ideological civil war in the midterm elections.
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What Liberals Can Learn From Ted Kennedy’s “Robert Bork’s America” Speech
A Fresh Look at Ted Kennedy’s Famous “Robert Bork’s America” Speech. The senator’s 1987 floor statement helped sink the jurist’s Supreme Court nomination and is considered by Republicans (and some Democrats) to have been unfair. Looking back, was it?
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California’s Stifled Voice on Foreign Policy
There are no Californians on the Senate Intelligence, Armed Services, and Foreign Relations Committees. Why that’s bad for all Americans.
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How to Fix the Senate by Essentially—Though Not Quite—Abolishing It
A proposed amendment to remake the chamber that is systematically killing our democracy.
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Bob Dole, RIP: Veteran, Organization Man, and the Search for “Regular Order”
A few thoughts on overlooked aspects of the late senator and GOP leader’s career.
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Where Are the Filibusters?
Psst. Don’t tell anyone but the Senate is passing bills and Biden has been signing them.
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Biden Won Big with Senate Passage of American Rescue Plan. Now What?
After the package is signed this week, the president must declare his priorities. Otherwise, he risks getting pushed by House progressives.
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Control of the U.S. Senate is On the Line in Today’s Georgia Runoffs
Polls show the Democrats slightly ahead, but Biden’s advisers are privately skeptical about their chances.
