Interviews with more than 70 current and former officials show the outside forces — and miscalculations and infighting — that led to an improbable, still-undecided election.
Tag: Elections, House of Representatives
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Republicans Reckon With Midterm Election Fallout
They may still win the House. But an underwhelming showing has the G.O.P. wrestling with what went wrong: Was it bad candidates, a bad message or Donald J. Trump?
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Despite Discontent, Midterm Voters Did Not Kick Out Incumbents
The landscape before the election looked bleak for incumbents, especially Democratic ones. But early tallies show that voters mostly opted to keep their members of Congress.
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What Congress Must Do Now
Congress can do more to protect the integrity of a presidential election and make progress on other issues before the current session ends.
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The Red Puddle Election of 2022
That neither the Republican nor the Democratic coalition can achieve anything like hegemony over the political system is unusual in the history of American politics.