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Midterms Are Dems’ to Lose—and They May

January 29, 2026 |
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In midterm elections, the party that doesn’t hold the White House almost always makes gains. That’s especially true when the president’s approval rating is underwater, which means Republicans should be worried.

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January 20, 2022 |
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Anyone who’s served on a White House staff, Democrat or Republican, has some sympathy for what President Biden and his team are going through.  ...
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January 13, 2022 |
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President Biden went down to Georgia Tuesday to deliver an apocalyptic speech about the dangers facing our democracy.  ...
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January 06, 2022 |
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We’re in an acrimonious period of partisan tribalism and have been for some time. ...
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December 30, 2021 |
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It’s time to tally my right and wrong predictions for 2021 and offer fresh prognostications for the New Year. The split was 17½ right to 7½ wrong.  ...
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December 23, 2021 |
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President Trump has formally endorsed 85 Republican candidates so far this year, probably far more than any other president so soon after leaving office.  ...
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December 16, 2021 |
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Desperate to pass yet another gargantuan spending bill, President Biden has declared war on a federal agency Vice President Biden regularly praised—the Congressional Budget Office. ...
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December 09, 2021 |
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My semester teaching at the University of Texas ended as it began, with two fascinating figures, one a Republican and the other a Democrat, talking about politics at its highest level. ...
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December 02, 2021 |
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Politicians need ambition, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer may be taking it too far in demanding that his chamber pass the National Defense Authorization Act, federal budget, debt-ceiling increase and Build Back Better Act before Christmas. ...

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