When the shutdown is over and the victors are proclaimed, remember that narratives and messaging aren’t to thank. They were set to win before this war even started.
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McCutcheon Money: How Citizens United 2 Could Increase the Power of Elite Donors
An upcoming Supreme Court case could open the floodgate of cash even further for elite donors.
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Racing to Run a City without a Motor
Unpacking the Detroit mayoral race, where the two Democratic candidates are duking it out for the chance to lead under emergency manager Keyvn Orr’s shadow.
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Eric Holder’s Big Voting-Rights Gamble
The attorney general is challenging North Carolina’s restrictive voting law, along with Texas’s—is he taking the logical course of action, or going double or nothing?
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Dave Bing’s Detroit
What mark did the current mayor leave on the bankrupt city?
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Angela Merkel, Black Widow, Seeks Partner
Germany’s Social Democrats contemplate the downside of joining the recently re-elected chancellor’s new government.
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Virginia Is for Lovers of Politics as Usual
The gubernatorial election continues to amble toward the finish line after last night’s debate, propelled by the yawns induced by its candidates’ impeccable and unimaginative consistency.
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Angela Merkel’s Boring Brilliance
Forget Hillary Clinton, the recently re-elected German chancellor is the most powerful female politician of her generation.
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Bloomberg’s Rocky Mountain Rout
The New York City mayor poured buckets of cash into two Colorado recall elections centering around gun control. His candidates still lost.Â
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A New Progressive Era for NYC? Not So Fast.
What Tuesday’s primary results mean for the general election in November and the future of city politics
