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The man trying to elect QAnon believers as secretaries of state
It’s fair to say that if Jim Marchant were secretary of state, he wouldn’t certify a Democratic victory, because he keeps telling us.
Will the midterms end the age of gothic politics?
The possibility of nothing changing.
The disappearing link between voting and the economy
People aren’t pushed into partisan camps by the economy. Rather, people interpret the economy through a partisan lens.
The polls are wrong. Put in the work. Hope we get lucky.
Nothing else matters.
America is anxious. We’re putting prices over principles
Eventually, GOP scare tactics will fall flat.
If the Republicans take the Senate, that’s it. No more SCOTUS nominees for Biden
The only way to avoid this is to win states like North Carolina.
Not all men, but all women
It doesn’t take “all men” to force us into eternal vigilance.
GOP to white midterm voters: we’ll save you the effort of competing with people who are putting in twice the effort.
What the Times’ value-free vernacular tells us.
The Republicans want judges to define ‘Black’
We’ve been here before. It was bad then. It’s bad now.
A radical third of the country dictates the terms of democracy
It is entitled to use political violence.