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One Week Out: The First Real Tests of 2026
Primaries set the tone, from North Carolina to Texas.
Feb 24 • Dan Conway
Congressional Competition Index Q4: The Battlefield Sharpens
Democrats are on the offense, and some districts are shaping up to be surprises.
Feb 23 • Dan Conway
The Looming Democratic Reapportionment Crisis
The next Census will shift the Electoral College decisively towards Republicans. Democrats must take action now.
Feb 18 • Dan Conway
Avoiding the Affordability Trap
Specificity, from NewDems and more
Feb 11 • Liam Kerr
Game of Inches
Dems lost to a coalition, not a cult
Feb 8 • Liam Kerr
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Hogg Wild
Feb 2, 2025 • Liam Kerr
Chris Hayes is Bananas
Nov 16, 2024 • Liam Kerr
DECIDING TO WIN: How We Got Here
Oct 28, 2025 • Lauren Harper Pope
Too much of a good thing
Dec 8, 2024
A New Report Shows How Gerrymandering Disenfranchises Independents
And proves that voters don't want as much gerrymandering to the extent we're seeing
Feb 2 • Dan Conway
Reality Check from the NYT
"purpose-built to alienate the middle of this country and the middle of the ideological spectrum"
Jan 29 • Liam Kerr
The House Retirement Crisis
This cycle, a historic number of lawmakers are rushing to the exits. It's a warning sign about the health of the institution.
Jan 20 • Dan Conway
Elizabeth Warren wants a ‘big tent’ party — but only on her terms
Democrats will have to be flexible on social issues to win new voters.
Published on Globe Opinion • Jan 16
Stuck, Chuck, or Mary
Elizabeth Warren is going nowhere, but Democrats can win Alaska
Jan 12 • Liam Kerr
The Helplessness Doom Loop
Differentiation still works, but critics are helping to create their own reality.
Jan 11 • Liam Kerr
Look for the January 7th Democrats
A year after the January 6th insurrection, one big question remains unanswered: how can one political party save democracy?
Jan 7 • Liam Kerr
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