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Democrats’ Real Liability in the House

Ronald Brownstein

November 27, 2020

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Republicans Rediscover the Dangers of Selling Bunk to Their Constituents

November 25, 2020

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Republicans With Any Love of Country Must Acknowledge That Trump Has Lost

November 24, 2020

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The Major Difference Between Black Male and Female Voters

Leah Wright Rigueur

November 21, 2020

The GOP’s Big Self-Own

Ronald Brownstein

November 19, 2020

Trump voters raise their fists and wave pro-Trump flags in a protest. A blue sky is seen behind them.

Never Trump, Forever

November 14, 2020

Trump and Biden, but blurry

Democrats Have a Republican-Women Problem

November 10, 2020

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The Failure That Could Haunt Democrats for a Decade

November 10, 2020

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The Raw Desperation of the Republican Party

October 29, 2020

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The Amy Coney Barrett Hail-Mary Touchdown

October 26, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: The Inevitability of Amy Coney Barrett

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 26, 2020

The Battle for the Constitution

Republicans Don’t Know What to Do With Their Bad-Faith ACA Case

Nicholas Bagley

October 24, 2020

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The GOP’s Demographic Doom

Ronald Brownstein

October 23, 2020

A child in a carrier sits next to their father as he votes. The father's face is covered by a partition that reads "VOTE" and is decorated with an American flag.

After Trump, the Republican Party May Become More Extreme

Stanley Greenberg

October 18, 2020

A Campaign of Voter Subtraction

October 16, 2020

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The Irony at the Heart of the Amy Coney Barrett Fight

October 12, 2020

Judge Amy Coney Barrett stands with her hand raised before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A Debate Between the Republican Past and the Democratic Future

David A. Graham

October 7, 2020

Photo illustration of Mike Pence and Kamala Harris

Republicans Are Trapped on Preexisting Conditions

Ronald Brownstein

September 29, 2020

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Trump Just Lost Control of the Game

September 28, 2020

Biden Is in Denial About the Republican Party

David A. Graham

September 22, 2020

Joe Biden speaking at a microphone

Why Republicans Still Don’t Care About Climate Change

Ronald Brownstein

September 17, 2020

The Reason Trump Isn’t Trying to Save the Economy

September 16, 2020

This Republican Party Is Not Worth Saving

September 10, 2020

The Smart Way to Fix the Filibuster

September 3, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: The Real Message of the RNC

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

August 27, 2020

The RNC Is Terrified of Losing Women Voters

August 27, 2020

The Battle for the Future of the GOP Is No Contest

August 25, 2020

Clockwise from top right: Tim Scott, Donald Trump Jr., Nikki Haley, and Kimberly Guilfoyle speaking at the 2020 RNC.

The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish

August 25, 2020

Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’

August 24, 2020

California Assembly Member Chad Mayes, of Yucca Valley, at the California Capitol in Sacramento

The Party of No Content

August 24, 2020

I’ve Witnessed the Decline of the Republican Party

August 6, 2020

How to Lose a Swing State

July 25, 2020

Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward

Larry Hogan Isn’t Coming to Save the Republican Party

July 23, 2020

A Tale of Two Letters

July 17, 2020

Why Republicans Still Can’t Quit Trump

Ronald Brownstein

June 11, 2020

The Republicans Telling Their Voters to Ignore Trump

June 5, 2020