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What the Democrats' autopsy should have focused on

The separate political realities of red, blue, and purple America

These numbers from Tennessee reveal Republicans' predicament

Election Day 2026 will be an Independents' Day

Prevailing winds may not prevail in red states

The emotional swings of Democrats

Democrats could take the wrong lessons from Mamdani

An early-warning system for the political winds

The Morning After

Maine's Senate race is the first among equals

Republicans’ purple problem

New maps may not be enough to save the House GOP

When a shutdown isn't really a shutdown

Why there are no more landslides

From the macro to the micro

What assassinations say about our politics

GOP senators don't lose in red states anymore

Redistricting aside, Dems' glass is half full

The stakes are high; the battlefield is small

Senate map drives Democrats' push to gerrymander House seats

The decline of civics: the greatest national security threat?

Elections are further away than they appear

Never assume Trump's downfall

The sorting of American politics

Personal? Or strictly business?

What Trump and Biden have in common

The reverberations of the Tillis decision

Don’t expect a surge in Trump’s approvals

Can Democrats rebuild trust with voters?

In 2028, don't bet against the vice presidents

Marking 10 years of Trump politics

The vanishing swing voter has made politics more boring (and tougher for Democrats)

A unified theory of economic attitudes

Projecting the 'first 100 days' polls

Remembering Sen. Bennett Johnston

Trump Didn’t Read the Fine Print on His Election Win

Can Republicans Avoid Own-Goals in ‘26?

If Trump Is a Political Superman, This Is His Kryptonite

Could a Shutdown End Trump’s Honeymoon?

Why Trump Gets So Much Latitude

Historical Trends Should Give Rebuilding Dems a Lift

For Clues to Trump’s Success, Watch His Actions, Not His Bluster

The Gravitational Pull of Partisanship