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Um, is Trump a scapegoat?
GOP elites want to believe voters rejected him, not the GOP.
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The Democrats didn’t perform well in spite of inflation. They performed well because of it
Turn the conventional wisdom on its head.
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From the midterms, the most important takeaway: the electorate has changed
It has shifted leftward its center of gravity.
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‘Division’ and ‘polarization’ got us here. They’ll get us out
The press corps treats democratic politics as abnormal. That’s what happens when democratic politics threatens the status quo.
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GOP elites are shopping around, but they're stuck with Trump
Cults end when the leader dies.
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Gird your loins, friend, for today is Election Day
Prepare to endure reasonsreasonsreasons.
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Democracy is not on the ballot, but some democracies are
Let’s stop talking as if there were a singular national democracy – as if there were a singular national America – in these United States.
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Here’s everything the Democrats have done and why these midterms should be a cakewalk
No need for smoke and mirrors. It’s an overflow of facts.
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Will the midterms end the age of gothic politics?
The possibility of nothing changing.
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There’s no reason to freak out
Monday’s polling just tells us there’s work to do.
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For white evangelical Protestants, power is religion
Herschel Walker’s hypocrisy won’t deter their vote.
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JR Majewski, heir to white power, deserves 'democratic contempt'
A born mediocrity, the Republican candidate lied about his military record in order to claim glory others achieved through sacrifice.