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2014 Midterms
November 8, 2018
Alex Shephard
Mitt Romney Is the New Jeff Flake
The incoming Republican senator from Utah has been critical of Trump in the past. Will that change once he gets to Washington?
December 23, 2014
Stephen Wolf
Why Is the U.S. Electorate So White? Because Our Voting System Is Broken. Here's How to Fix It.
November 12, 2014
Noam Scheiber
The Big Question Democrats Need to Ask Themselves Before They Nominate Hillary
November 11, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Republicans Won the Midterms. The NRA Did Not.
November 11, 2014
Danny Vinik
Hillary's Going to Have a Primary After All, and She Should Be Grateful
November 11, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Five Battlefronts in Republicans' War on the EPA
November 9, 2014
Jason Zengerle
The Death of the Southern White Democrat Hurts African-Americans the Most
November 7, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Senate's New Environmental Leader Thinks Michael Crichton Is a Climate Expert
November 7, 2014
Danny Vinik
Tuesday's Elections Were a Major Warning Sign for Democrats
November 6, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Climate Denier Ted Cruz Is Poised to Become a Lead Senator on Science
November 6, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama and McConnell Are Trying to Pretend They're Not Plotting to Destroy Each Other
November 6, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Tom Steyer: "I Have No Second Thoughts Whatsoever."
He has little to show for his $67 million in campaign donations, though
November 6, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
McConnell Didn't Win Everything
The GOP political victory came with a steep price
November 6, 2014
David Fontana
How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Ivy League
Several GOP candidates rode their Harvard resumes to victory
November 6, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Democrats Had a Winning Message in 2012—and Promptly Forgot It in 2014
November 6, 2014
Claire Groden
America's Worst Mayor Finally Lost—Because Democrats and Republicans Teamed Up Against Him
November 5, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Most Female Congress Ever Will Be Terrible for Women
November 5, 2014
Naomi Shavin
Just How Bad Was Voter Suppression This Election?
November 5, 2014
Jessica Schulberg
The CIA's Favorite Senator Will Soon Be In Charge of CIA Oversight
November 5, 2014
Claire Groden
Pot Is Legal Now in D.C.—Just Not If You're a Federal Employee

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