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How Trump Lost the Midterms
Dawsey, Leary & Wise, Wall Street Journal
Blue Texas, Blue Carolinas, GOP Wreckage Across U.S.
Henry Olsen, Washington Post
Why Adam Hamilton Made History in Kansas
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
Iran and the Neocons Brought Down the Republicans
Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd
The Midterms Were Not Lost Over a Single Issue
Mark Levin, X
Trump and His War of Choice Are Out of Step With Public
Astead Herndon, Vox
Upending Norms: Trump Battles the Bureaucracy
Ben Weingarten, RCInvestigations
El-Sayed Broke New Ground for the Progressive Left
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
How DeSantis Transformed Florida Into GOP's Best Hope
Karol Markowicz, NY Post
The Numbers Behind Democrats' Big Win
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Did Re-Redistricting Actually Hurt Republicans?
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
The Biggest Winner and Biggest Loser in 2026 Midterms
Doug Schoen, FOX News
Democrats Didn't Win, Republicans Lost. There's a Way To Fix This
Doug Truax, RCP
Democrats Just Laid the Foundation for 2028
Paul Starr, American Prospect
The Fight Over America's Public History
Daniel McCarthy, Imprimis
Health Care: Don't Just Fix What They Broke
Merrill Goozner, Washington Monthly
In Ballot Items, Fiscal Conservatism Beats the Left
John Hood, RealClearPolicy

Editorials

The Reckoning: Economic Anxiety and a Desire for Restraint
TIPP Insights
Midterms Delivered a Verdict on Protectionism
Washington Post
What Is the Message of Pennsylvania's Trifecta?
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Chicagoans Vote To Stop Teacher Union From Controlling Schools
Chicago Tribune

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Books & Culture: The People Have Spoken - Jeff Cunningham, RealClearBooks
Election: Democrats Sweep Midterms - Maggie Miller, RCPolitics Polling Minute
Pennsylvania: PA GOP Lost Because It Offered Nothing - Oliver Bateman, RCPA
Life: French Movie Star Entangled in Murder - Edward Chisholm, InsideHook
Sports: A Maryland Turnaround? History Says Yes - Gene Wang, Hoops HQ
Polymarket Latest Odds Projected control of Congress
Senate› 51 to win NET--
DEM--
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House› 218 to win NET--
DEM--
--GOP
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Blue-nami
Carl M. Cannon, RealClearPolitics
Blue Wave Is the Beginning of the End for Trump
Alex Shephard, The New Republic
Democrats' Blue Wave May Crash Into a Dead End
Isaac Schorr, New York Post
'Lawyer Up': New Dem Majority Preps Trump Investigations
Kevin Frey, MS Now
Trump's Bid To Thwart Midterm History Flops
Carolina Lumetta, RealClearPolitics
Trump Acknowledges Iran War Partly To Blame for GOP Losses
Josh Dawsey, WSJ
GOP Learned Nothing From Bush's '06 Midterm Debacle
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
What Happened Last Night Wasn't All About Trump
Robert Reich, Substack
GOP Should Start Planning for a Post-Trump Future
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
What Just Happened in Texas Changes Everything
Philip Elliott, Time
The Darline Graham Gambit Blows Up on Trump & GOP
Dianne Gallagher, CNN
Dem Governors Get Shot in the Arm as 2028 Begins
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
The Death Knell of Trumpism Has Finally Sounded
Moira Donegan, The Guardian
It Was the Corruption, Stupid
John Fund, The Spectator World
Dems Made Election About Trump. Voters Responded
David Ignatius, Washington Post
How Trump Reacts to Shellacking Will Determine His Legacy
Michael Goodwin, NYP
The Dangers of a Lame-Duck Trump
Drezner & Saunders, Foreign Affairs

PM Update
The Real Reason We Lost Is Obvious to Almost Everyone
Vice President JD Vance, X
A Triumph for Schumer, Jeffries
Matthew Cooper, Washington Monthly
Angry Voters Usher In Beginning of the End to Trump Era
Peter Baker, NY Times
Anti-War MAGA Was Right
Robby Soave, The Hill
The Big Beautiful Mandate Trap
John Hamilton, RealClearPolitics
GOP Disaster Can Be Traced to Kirk Assassination
Joshua Monnington, The Federalist
Talarico Demolition Is Crown Jewel of Dems' Win
Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine
California Billionaires Exhale as Prop 40 Goes Down
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
The Twilight of Boomer Republicanism
Daniel McCarthy, The Spectator
Progressives' Biggest Night in a Generation
Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
A $12B Illusion: Why GOP Losses Demand Different Investment
Barrett Davie, RCP

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Political Landscape

Blue-nami

An agitated, animated electorate swept Democrats to control of both houses of Congress Tuesday in a monumental midterm election rebuke to a Republican president who had urged crowds at his rallies, “Pretend I’m on the ballot!” It wasn’t a winning argument. If anything, it backfired. Even in states and congressional districts that hadn’t sent a Democrat to Washington in decades, President Trump’s rallying cry didn’t work. Read More

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Trump Administration

Upending Norms: Trump Battles the Bureaucracy

Claims that Donald Trump poses a grave threat to democracy likely contributed to Democrats’ smashing success in Tuesday’s elections. Ironically, the president’s efforts to bring more democratic accountability to government may prove to be one of his most durable achievements – despite persistent progressive pushback poised to ramp up under divided government. Read More

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Analysis & Commentary

Davie: A $12B Illusion--Why GOP Losses Demand Different Investment

Last night’s results were a receipt, not a mystery. Democrats took control of both the House and the Senate. They flipped the Texas Senate seat (James Talarico over Ken Paxton) and the governor’s office, won a Kansas Senate seat for the first time since 1932, and took South Carolina with Annie Andrews defeating Darline Graham Nordone. Read More

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