The Democrats' Ground Game May Be Coming Up Short in Iowa
Despite the party's touted voter-mobilization efforts, Republicans are catching up in a key midterm battleground.
Election 2014
The Atlantic’s coverage of the midterm vote
16 Questions: The North Carolina Senate Race
In the fourth edition of The Atlantic's Midterm Cheat Sheet, Jessica Jones discusses the contest between Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis.
There's a Good Reason These Midterm Elections Seem So Boring
It's not that there's no drama. It's that there's not much chance of big changes in national policy, no matter what happens.
You Could Run a 'Perfect' Campaign and Lose Anyway
North Carolina's Kay Hagan hopes a clever operation can outweigh an awful national climate.
Bruce Braley and the Year Everything Went Wrong for Democrats
Republican Joni Ernst's unexpected breakout performance in the race for Senate in Iowa epitomizes this midterm election.
16 Questions: The Georgia Senate Race
In the third installment of The Atlantic's Midterm Cheat Sheet, Daniel Malloy discusses the contest between David Perdue and Michelle Nunn.
16 Questions: The Colorado Senate Race
In the second installment of The Atlantic's Midterm Cheat Sheet, Colorado political reporter Eli Stokols discusses the contest between Mark Udall and Cory Gardner.
How Independents Could Seize Control of the Senate
There's a small but real chance a bloc of unaffiliated senators could form after the midterms and help moderate the chamber.
The House GOP's New War on Incompetence
The Republicans want to overhaul scandal-plagued federal agencies in 2015, the majority leader says.
Should the Poor Be Allowed to Vote?
Voter-ID laws are part of a hoary American tradition holding that people who aren't economically independent can't make reasoned political choices.