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Evan Vucci / AP The Midterms Sent an Unmistakable Message to Republicans
So long as the GOP stays loyal to President Trump, its prospects on the electoral map will be sharply restricted.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Tuesday Showed the Drawbacks of Trump's Electoral Bargain
Important segments of his coalition stood by him, but Democrats made inroads with urban and suburban white voters uncomfortable with his style and values.
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John Bazemore / AP The Ghosts of the 1960s Haunt the Georgia Governor’s Race
A widening array of conflicts over voting rights in the state have revived memories of the civil-rights era.
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Chris O'Meara / AP Trump Is in Triage Mode
The president’s offensive on immigration is linked to his party’s struggle to build support for key pieces of its economic agenda.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Coming Clashes Between Democrats and Republicans
It’s not hard to envision the tension ahead: The Democrats are becoming more diverse at the same time that greater numbers of GOP candidates are embracing President Trump’s nationalism.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The 2018 Midterms Are All About Trump
Republicans are surging in pro-Trump rural areas as a Democratic wave gathers in many anti-Trump suburbs, continuing a long-term shift toward nationalized congressional elections.
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Melissa Daniels / AP The Epicenter of Republican Vulnerability in the House
The GOP’s chances are dim in the districts Hillary Clinton won in 2016—and it’s all Donald Trump’s fault.
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Elaine Thompson / AP Suburban-Rural Districts Are Turning on the GOP
Washington’s Eighth Congressional District runs from Seattle’s liberal suburbs all the way to conservative apple farms on the other side of the Cascades.
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Angelo Merendino / Getty Democrats’ Burgeoning Chances in the Rust Belt
President Donald Trump swept all five states in 2016. But there are signs that many voters there—especially women—won’t vote Republican this year.
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Patrick Semansky / AP Brett Kavanaugh Is Patient Zero
President Trump’s nominee would bring a virus of illegitimacy and partisanship to the Supreme Court.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Battle Over Kavanaugh Is Just Getting Started
Even if he’s confirmed to the Supreme Court, the fight over his nomination could go on for years—and could have ramifications for 2020.
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Mario Tama / Getty Brett Kavanaugh Could Make the Midterms a Landmark Election for Women
Especially women of color, who are running for state and congressional offices across the country this year
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Chuck Burton / AP California’s Record on Climate Change Is a Stark Rebuttal to Trump
Governor Jerry Brown is pushing the boundaries of what a single state can do to combat the threat, which grows more tangible with each record wildfire and hurricane.
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Scott Olson / Getty What Liberal Organizers Are Seeing on the Ground in 2018
One grassroots group has knocked on 400,000 doors since President Trump’s election. Those conversations suggest a mixed outlook for Democrats in future contests.
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Eric Gay / AP How the Democratic Party Can Turn the Sun Belt Blue
From Florida to Texas, November’s elections provide an opening for Democrats to shift the balance of power—and make up for lost ground in the heartland.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters John McCain’s 2000 Campaign and the Republican Road Not Taken
The Arizona senator’s insurgent challenge to George W. Bush harkened back to the early-20th-century vision of Theodore Roosevelt—and could still inspire those looking to take the GOP back from Donald Trump.
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Chris Keane / Reuters The Women Who Gave Trump the White House Could Tip the Midterms to Democrats
The fate of the House majority may depend on whether working-class white women turn on the GOP this fall—or simply sit out the election.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters The Ohio Results Point to Democratic Strength in 2018—And a Showdown in 2020
The party has a clear formula for victory in November: sweep America’s suburbs, and pick off a few other Republicans for good measure.
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Wally McNamee / Getty Images Social Movements Are Much More Partisan Than They Used to Be
There are definite parallels between today’s protests and those of the 1960s, when Graham Nash wrote his classic anthem, “Teach Your Children.” But increased polarization means changes in tactics and goals.
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Ted S. Warren / AP The American Government’s Declining Investment in Children
Federal spending is falling precisely as the racial diversity of the country’s youngest cohorts is rising.
