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2022 Midterms
January 17, 2022
Walter Shapiro
It’s Foolish to Predict the Midterms Until We Know Covid’s Future
Biden’s approval rating on the virus is bleak, but Democrats’ fortunes in 2022 could quickly change if the pandemic becomes endemic.
January 13, 2022
Dean Obeidallah
Biden Is Shedding the Support of His Base—and That Could Be Bad for Democracy
The president’s approval number among Democratic voters is a shockingly low 74 percent. Inflation? Covid? That’s not what callers to my radio show say.
January 10, 2022
Michael Tomasky
In 2022, Democrats Must Put the GOP’s Threats to Democracy on the Ballot
The party no longer has the luxury of pretending that a future of bipartisan compromise is possible.
December 29, 2021
Daniel Strauss
The Midterms: The Good, the OK, and the Really, Seriously Ugly
If a lot of things break their way, the Democrats could defy history in the midterm elections. But man, that would need to be a whole lot of things.
December 8, 2021
Grace Segers
The 2022 Midterms Are Shaping Up to Be a Blue Wave—of Retirements
With partisan redistricting favoring the GOP and an increasingly “toxic” environment on Capitol Hill, more and more Democrats are opting to leave the House.
December 1, 2021
Daniel Strauss
For God’s Sake, Democrats, Don’t Call It a “Social Spending Bill”
Build Back Better isn’t law yet, but Democrats are talking about how they’re going to sell it. There’s one thing they definitely should not do.
November 11, 2021
Michael Tomasky
“It All Burns”: Cornell Belcher on What Happens if the GOP Takes the House
TNR editor Michael Tomasky talks with Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher about Virginia, race, and whether Democrats can change the dynamic heading into 2022.
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October 19, 2021
Daniel Strauss
In Advance of Midterms, Top GOP Voter Data Firm Makes a Move
The Data Trust just hired a new president and CEO to try to win the voter data game. Are the Democrats paying attention?
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