A new survey of 2022 candidates shows that economic populism helped.
2022 Midterms
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The Midterms Weren’t as Abnormal as We’d Thought
Today on TAP: Republicans’ (and old folks’) turnout eclipsed the Democrats’ (and young’uns’)—one reason why McCarthy is Speaker.
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Republicans Declare War on Young Voters
The GOP answer to anger about its abortion, climate, and gun control crusades is to double down.
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Democrats Don’t Have to Settle for Battling to a Draw
With stakes so high, challenging our Democratic establishment ‘extremists’ and cultural elites is a start.
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The Added Benefits of Warnock’s Win
Today on TAP: 51-49 is far more powerful than 50-50—and provides some insurance for 2024.
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How ‘Fair Maps’ Went Foul
Red states refuse to play by the same rules as blue states.
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Can Young Georgians Give Democrats Their 51st Senator?
Georgia youths are surging to the polls and could play a decisive role in the December 6 runoff election.
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Democrats Rediscover Populism—and Not a Moment Too Soon
As Republicans took a radical turn, Democrats learned to talk to normal people again.
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Democratic Criminal Justice Reformers Did Well on Election Day
The Republican plan to win the midterms on racist crime messaging failed miserably.
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Still Democracy’s Death Watch
Saving democracy does not resonate when the forces of reaction are gearing up for the next offensive.