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It’s Getting Ugly in Ohio
Voters are sifting through brutal attacks from both sides as Democrats close in on flipping a Trump stronghold.
October 30, 2026
Audrey Fahlberg
Ross Douthat: The Meaning of the Midterms
Progressive candidates may have captured the limelight, but it is the more centrist Democratic candidates whose fate really matters next Tuesday.
October 29, 2026
Ross Douthat
Democrats Subvert Democracy to Save It
Skulduggery in the Alaska Senate race is the latest example of double standards from a party that claims to respect the sanctity of our elections.
October 29, 2026
The Editors
The Honesty Project: Are America’s Best Days Behind Us?
With the midterm elections looming, we asked people about the direction of our country. Their answers revealed familiar divides—and some new ones.
October 28, 2026
Mene Ukueberuwa
Can a Democrat Be a ‘Real’ Christian?
Adam Hamilton leads thousands of Kansans on Sundays. Democrats hope he can lead them to the Senate, too.
October 28, 2026
River Page
Abdul El-Sayed and the Banana Libel
In an ad from a pro–El-Sayed PAC, a couple complains that they cannot afford groceries because of Israel. Why won’t the candidate denounce the grotesque…
October 28, 2026
Eli Lake
‘Stop the Steal’ Mania Has Come for the Democrats
Progressives are so confident in a midterm blowout that they think Trump cheating is the only way they can lose. They’re setting up their base for rage…
October 26, 2026
Mark Halperin
The Democratic Case Against Abdul El-Sayed
In the Michigan Senate race, muddleheaded party leaders cannot see past the next election. Will the voters?
October 26, 2026
Peter Savodnik
Don’t Eat the Shit Sandwich
Both parties ask their supporters to accept vile candidates every two years. They say the stakes are too high to refuse, but nothing will improve unless…
October 26, 2026
Erick Erickson
Who’s Really Trying to Rig the Alaska Senate Race?
Democrats say a Trump lawsuit is meant to nullify the vote. That suit won’t work—but a suspicious candidate may be the real spoiler.
October 26, 2026
Jed Rubenfeld
How the GOP Could Lose Texas
Democrat James Talarico has led nearly every recent poll, and local Republicans worry their voters won’t turn out. The blame game has already begun.
October 21, 2026
Audrey Fahlberg
The Anatomy of a MAGA Smear
How a handful of influencers turned an unverified theory about James Talarico into a viral scandal—and what happened when the story fell apart.
October 18, 2026
Jesse Singal
