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The GOP midterms strategy is Trump and a prayer (opens the original)
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What we learned from the first day of the Republican convention in Dallas. Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every week. Let’s get into it. The first-of-its-kind Republican midterms convention began in the same vein as President Donald Trump’s second term: open grift. The president announced
The real “electability” question is about Donald Trump (opens the original)
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Democratic infighting is distracting from the top story of the midterms. Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. Let’s get into it. Here’s something you wouldn’t know from most of the coverage of this year’s midterm elections: The biggest electability problem belongs to President Donald Trump and the Republicans. GOP candidates in the midter
The roots of Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign (opens the original)
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Pro-Palestinian activists in 2024 were a precursor to today’s Michigan Senate race. Welcome to The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries, and one thing I’m hearing from a voice on the ground. Let’s get into it. During the 2024 presidential election, on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, we recorded an episode of my election podcast The Run-Up that I still think about all the ti
It’s not the left rising. It’s the center falling. (opens the original)
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The left has a vision. Do moderates? Astead Herndon digs in for the first edition of The Midterms, Actually. Welcome to the first edition of The Midterms, Actually. Every week I’ll be writing about two things: one thing I’m thinking about — a big idea or trend I see forming across the 2026 primaries — and one thing I’m hearing, from a voice on the ground. You can sign up here to get it in your inbox every week. Let’s get into it. There are two ways of looking at the current divides within the De
An 86-year-old Congress member explains why he won’t retire (opens the original)
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3 takeaways from Astead Herndon’s conversation with Jim Clyburn. The gerontocracy is real: The median senator is 64 years old, and 20 members of Congress are over 80. One legal scholar called it the “old-igarchy.” It seems the combination of President Donald Trump’s recent 80th birthday, the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the currently unknown health status of Sen. Mitch McConnell has called collective attention to the advanced age of our elected officials — and with good reason. So th
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