Parker Richards
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HBO The Authoritarian Heroes of Game of Thrones
As with many epic fantasies, the show’s heroes are framed as liberators and defenders of the common people—despite holding absolute power.
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Owen Franken / Corbis / Getty The Electoral College Conundrum
There’s no consensus on abolishing the Electoral College, which has countered the popular vote in two of the past five presidential elections.
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AP Photo / Michael Dwyer The Last Liberal Republicans Hang On
In New England, a few Republican governors cling to the views that most of their party has abandoned—and are more popular for it.
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Jewel Samad / AP There’s a Better Way to Elect House Members
Representative Don Beyer of Virginia has proposed a plan for ranked-choice voting that would make the U.S. House less partisan and more representative for all.
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Alex Brandon / AP The People v. the U.S. Senate
A number of left-wing thinkers are calling for America to ditch the Senate. Why is the long-shot idea gaining popularity?
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Republican Leadership Member Most Likely to Lose
Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the most powerful Republican woman in the country. But in the “year of the woman,” she’s in a fight for her political life.
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Matt York / AP The Midterms Mystery
Unknowns dominate the race for Congress.
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Steve Dipaola / Reuters Oregon’s Hard Road for a Moderate Republican
Knute Buehler, a rare GOP moderate, thinks he can knock off Kate Brown, Oregon’s not-so-popular Democratic governor. But the Trump winds could make it a hard year for ticket splitting in a blue state.
