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Ben Jacobs

Freelance Writer

    Latest articles by Ben Jacobs

    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    Elaine Luria dedicated herself to investigating January 6. Do her voters care?Elaine Luria dedicated herself to investigating January 6. Do her voters care?
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    In Luria’s Virginia district, you’d expect threats to democracy to resonate.

    By Ben Jacobs
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    What we know about Herschel Walker’s time in Trump’s failed football leagueWhat we know about Herschel Walker’s time in Trump’s failed football league
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Author Jeff Pearlman on how Herschel Walker’s football career shaped his political one.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    Steve Bannon was found guilty. What happens now?Steve Bannon was found guilty. What happens now?
    Politics

    Bannon’s four-month sentence is the first for a close Trump associate in the wake of January 6.

    By Ben Jacobs
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained
    Why no one’s giving Tim Ryan a realistic shot to winWhy no one’s giving Tim Ryan a realistic shot to win
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Democrats haven’t been faring well in Ohio. Despite running close to J.D. Vance, Tim Ryan probably won’t buck that trend.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    What the January 6 hearings accomplishedWhat the January 6 hearings accomplished
    Politics

    Further implanting the attack on the Capitol in the public memory might be the committee’s most vital function.

    By Ben Jacobs
    The politics of New Hampshire, America’s quirkiest state, explained
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Parsing the old, white, educated, libertarian, anti-tax, pro-choice politics of New Hampshire.

    By Ben Jacobs
    What the Electoral Count Reform Act can prevent in the next election — and what it can’t
    The 2022 midterm elections, explained

    Mitch McConnell has now come out in favor of a few election law fixes that could protect democracy in 2024.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    2 big winners and 3 big losers from the 2022 primaries2 big winners and 3 big losers from the 2022 primaries
    Politics

    In the course of voters deciding partisan nominations for thousands of state, federal, and local offices, the US political environment shifted wholesale.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    3 winners and 1 loser from the last big 2022 primaries3 winners and 1 loser from the last big 2022 primaries
    Politics

    New Hampshire, Delaware, and Rhode Island picked their candidates.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    Biden defended democracy — and pounced on a political opportunityBiden defended democracy — and pounced on a political opportunity
    Politics

    The goal was to make “MAGA Republicans” a label for everything that voters find politically toxic about the GOP right now.

    By Ben Jacobs