Politics

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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Source: Buyenlarge / Getty.

Democratic Momentum Could Be a Mirage

Big off-year wins in New Jersey and Virginia get the party no closer to taking back the Senate or the White House.

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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Jarvis, J. F. (John Fillis) / Library of Congress; Bettmann / Getty.

How Trump Wants to Help Democrats

The filibuster is a deformed anachronism. Its demise would benefit the whole country, and Democrats especially.