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Can Democrats find enough defectors to vote their way?
You can’t repeat the elections past
The remaining primary risks for Democrats
Democrats saw Graham Platner as the key. The data said otherwise.
A generic Democrat is no guarantee in Maine
Maine, Michigan scramble the Senate picture
Remembering Alan Greenspan and Glen Bolger
Democrats still need the majority of toss-ups to go their way
For Republicans, is it about the environment or the exposure?
Ohio poll could portend trouble for Republicans
Where are the Republicans who might vote for a Democrat?
Underneath the weirdness, this midterm is playing to type
Have Republicans already bottomed out?
Why American politics could benefit from a landslide
Party defections are mostly a thing of the past
For all their troubles, Republicans won't suffer from exposure
Why you shouldn't overread the drop in Trump's approvals
Age comes for us all—even politicians
A massive midterm wave isn't forming yet. Here's why.
A question for Maine Democrats: Do you feel lucky?
Can the parties crack their bases' code during the primaries?
Quantifying voter enthusiasm with eight months to go
Heads or hearts this year? Voters will begin to tell us next month
Statewide officeholders find themselves in primary peril this year
Democrats' list of priorities for the fall
The three kinds of midterm campaigns