Category Archives: Politics

The Blue Wave Story Is Already Starting to Crack

Two days before the midterms the public narrative still says Democrats are riding a blue [...]

The Polls That Could Be Missing the Quiet Vote

Three days before the midterms the public numbers still show Democrats ahead in the generic [...]

Democrats Are Walking Away from Races They Once Called Winnable

With little more than a week left before the midterms, the main Democratic group backing [...]

Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls

Sabato’s Crystal Ball is out with its midterm projections, predicting 225 House seats at least [...]

SOCIALISM ON THE BALLOT: Races to Watch in the DSA Orbit as the ‘Squad’ May Expand

The DSA has endorsed 10 House candidates. While the DSA hasn’t endorsed Senate candidates, three [...]

Democrats Found Another Dan Sullivan to Put on the Alaska Ballot

In Alaska the Senate race is already unusual. The state uses a top-four primary and [...]

The Logger Who Spent Two Decades in Augusta Taking the Money He Now Calls Dirty

Troy Jackson likes to remind audiences that he is a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, a [...]

The Kids Are Loud. The People Who Actually Vote Are Not.

More than 35 million ballots have already been cast in the 2026 midterms as of [...]

The Jacksonville Democrat Who Joined the Socialists and Then Claimed She Was Not One of Them

Angie Nixon is the Democratic nominee for Florida’s special Senate seat. She has represented a [...]

The Woman Who Lost in 2024 Is Already Working the Early States

Kamala Harris spent the final days before the midterms on the road in Nevada, New [...]