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The Run-Up Returns, Every Week Through Election Day

It could be 2020 all over again. That’s what makes 2024 so different.

The Run-Up Goes to Iowa

In our final episode of the season, we travel to the state that could scramble both parties’ assumption that Donald Trump is the inevitable nominee...

The Democrat Saying What Others Won’t

We speak to Julian Castro, a former challenger and early skeptic of Joe Biden, about the concerns that so many voters have. But, the Democratic...

The Case for Democrats to Stop Playing Defense

Two Democratic lawmakers share their different visions of resistance to today’s Republican Party: tactical planning vs. all-out resistance.

The New Terms of Abortion Politics

A 15-week federal minimum. Court reform. Abortion activists on both sides are already preparing their 2024 playbooks in an uncertain post-Dobbs landscape.

The Fight to Define Extremism

Conversations with two lawmakers reveal how the parties regard, and exploit, the other side when it comes to questions of extremism.

The Backup Plan for Lost Voters

Millions of voters are dissatisfied with the prospect of another Trump-Biden matchup. Could there be an alternative?

The Anti-Trump Republicans (and the Specter of 2016)

Larry Hogan and Asa Hutchinson, both Republican former governors, on how — and why — they came to different decisions about running against Trump.

The Trump Inevitability Question

The former president’s criminal indictment was history-making. But what does it mean for his electability?

The Pillow Guy and the R.N.C. Chair

Conversations with Mike Lindell and Ronna McDaniel reveal the complexities of the divisions at the heart of the G.O.P.
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