But Biden has to actively assert his power as chief executive, in this case over Cabinet appointments.
Election 2020
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Record ‘Dark Money’ Donations Help GOP Retake House Seats
A Republican-linked nonprofit was a top donor to House Republicans’ super PAC, which spent big in a number of swing races that saw the GOP retake seats lost to Democrats in 2018.
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2020’s Biggest Losers: Probably Trump, Definitely Schumer
As Democrats fail to take the Senate, their leader’s performance merits some scrutiny.
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Policy Matters
Divorced from candidates and to a degree from partisanship, policies that make a tangible difference in people’s lives once again performed well at the ballot.
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It’s Time for an Overhaul of House Democratic Leadership
The performance, strategy, and results were all wrong.
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Can Biden Govern With a Republican Senate?
Today on TAP: The making of an even more centrist Biden
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Unsanitized, Election Edition: Nobody Knows Anything
Don’t believe anyone saying the election reinforces their worldview. This is The Election 2020 Daily Report for November 4, 2020.
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The Shadow Election You Didn’t See
Multiple forms of pre-theft that turned an easy Biden win into a cliffhanger
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Long Day’s Journey Into What?
The election as of 5 a.m. Eastern time looks profoundly depressing even if Biden wins.
