RealClearPolitics October 21, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Level-Setting 2026. Part I: The House

Sean Trende, The Poll Vault

GOP Has 1 Reason To Be Optimistic About the Midterms

Gary Abernathy, USA Today

How the GOP Could Lose Texas

Audrey Fahlberg, The Free Press

Why Kansas Is So Competitive

Amber Phillips, Washington Post

What Will Decide Michigan's Tight, Ugly Senate Race

David Marcus, FOX News

4 Top Pollsters on What Worries Them Most

Riya Misra, Politico

Gad Saad on French Riots, 'Suicidal Empathy'

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP/SiriusXM

France's Reign of Terror, Reimagined

Itxu Díaz, The American Spectator

Ilhan Omar Is the Right Kind of American. Trump Is Not

Michael Tomasky, TNR

Dems' Betrayal of Israel Fueled by Obama

Michael Goodwin, New York Post

I Used To Be Afraid to Criticize Obama, But Not Anymore

Sasha Stone, Substack

Bari Weiss' Pro-MAGA Pivot at CBS News Is Falling Flat

Sophia Tesfaye, Salon

CBS Hacks Explode as Weiss Orders Them To Do Journalism

Isaac Schorr, NY Post

Elissa Slotkin Was Speaking for the Entire Democrat Party

Raw Egg Nationalist, AG

Niall Ferguson, Lisa Klaassen & Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs

FDA Suppressing Evidence of Covid Vaccine Risks for Children

Paul Thacker, RCI

The Truth About DOGE

Jennica Pounds & Joshua Lisec, The American Mind

Generic: NYT: Dem +11 | Echelon: Dem +5 | CNN: Dem +10 | vs. Past Mid-Terms

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Unlike Other Wave Elections Dems Haven't Made the Sale

Josh Holmes, FOX News

Trump's Flagrant Betrayal of Ukraine Is an Outrage

Heather Parton, Salon

Those Prioritizing Ukraine Over U.S. Should Be Ashamed

Francis Sempa, RCDefense

Russia Frees Captured American in Sign of Warmer Ties

Talmazan & Arkin, NBC News

Mamdani Can Ignore Subway Violence for Only So Long

Nicole Gelinas, City Journal

Gov. Spanberger Says GOP Lost the Affordability Debate

Liz Crampton, Politico

Following the Climate Money in Pennsylvania Coal Country

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

Alissa Quart, The Nation

Why Do Top U.S. Companies Still Offshore Jobs?

Catherine Salgado, Restoration News

This Could Be Ukraine's Worst Winter Yet

Kateryna Kibarova, Substack

Hard Choices Ahead as Europe's Establishment Parties Falter

Inaya Iman, CBS News

FOX News: Texas Senate: Tied at 49% | Ohio: Brown (D) 52, Husted (R) 47