The Republican plan to win the midterms on racist crime messaging failed miserably.
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The Real Republican Dilemma
Check out this week’s exit polls: The party’s defining positions don’t command popular support.
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Undone by Crazy Uncles
With candidates who personified the Republicans’ lunatic rage, the GOP’s midterm hopes were unceremoniously dashed.
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How Democrats Mishandled Crime
The most effective issue for Republicans in this midterm is a result of Democratic elites failing to understand what their diverse base of working-class voters wants.
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The Missing Factor in the Election Story: Turnout
It’s the variable that matters most, but you won’t see it in most of the punditry predicting Democratic losses.
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The Crises That Overturned Our Politics
Democrats embracing the battle is the first step to voters trusting Democrats to lead the nation.
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Poll: Focus on Cost of Living Imperative in Midterm’s Final Days
Democrats can regain a lead on the generic ballot with an aggressive cost-of-living message, reports the survey.
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Is the 2022 Midterm Lost to Dems?
Today on TAP: Not if we ignore the pack-rat punditry and take a closer look.
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Democrats Could Be Missing Out on a Crucial Midterm Pickup
Cheri Beasley has been neck and neck with her Republican opponent for Senate in North Carolina all year. But national Democrats have only recently delivered funding support.
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Can Democrats Talk About Inflation?
Today on TAP: They’d better learn how. They won’t win the midterms just on reproductive rights.
