Midterm Elections 2018
Coverage of the 2018 midterm elections: the House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.
It’s about policy issues, not politics.
These House Republican corruption scandals have created real opportunities for Democrats.
Animal welfare, stalled in the legislature, could make major progress at the ballot box.
And how it explains the Republican Party’s 2018 strategy.
Fear and dehumanization are the defining rhetoric of the Trump administration. Why? It works.
Much of the built-in Republican advantage in the House has been in these states.
The left is fired up, but Democrats are still relying on centrists in the 2018 campaign.
It seems a little fishy.
More people have already voted in Texas this year than voted in the entire 2014 midterms.
Polls show good, but not great, signs for Democrats.
Making voting more convenient is surprisingly controversial.
Instead of running on the tax bill they already passed, Republicans are trying to convince voters with a new (nonexistent) one.
He slammed Trump for “constant fear-mongering” at a fiery campaign rally in Florida on Friday.
The companies want to get out the vote — and stop those who don’t.
Liuba Grechen Shirley blazed a trail for moms running for office. Can she beat a 25-year incumbent?
Brands are getting politically involved — in a nonpartisan way — by encouraging employees to vote in the midterms.
Trump has no choice but to escalate.
Vaguely moderate Republican governors plus entrenched Democratic legislative majorities just means status quo governance.
We talked to 10 undecided voters before Election Day. Here’s what they told us.
His message is based on lies.
In both years, women ran for office to push back against sexual misconduct.
In an echo of 2016, the president got to repeat falsehoods uninterrupted.
A slate of historically diverse candidates vs. fear-based white identity politics defines the midterms.
Rep. Dave Brat became a symbol of the Republican insurgency after defeating Eric Cantor. Now he’s stuck in a blue storm.
Trump insults Paul Ryan in the final week before the election — and it’s very telling.
All the different ways health care is playing in the 2018 midterms.
Plus, we need a more robust theory of the media.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) won in 2012 with Native American support. So Republicans passed new voting restrictions.
Winfrey’s support helped Obama greatly in 2008.
The teacher strikes pushed a record number of educators to run for office.
One poll shows the Democrat a point behind in the most conservative district in the state.
Rabbi Loren Jacobs prayed for comfort for the Pittsburgh shooting victims — and for Republican candidates to win.
Democrats doubled their spending for statehouse races this year. They’re still far behind Republicans.
Sri Kulkarni’s innovative midterms strategy: campaigning in 16 languages.
Why giving unauthorized immigrants a path to citizenship is so important.
With voter suppression allegations swirling, Carter says that “popular confidence is threatened.”
Democratic Sen. Menendez is in a close race in New Jersey. What does that mean for Democrats taking back the Senate?
2020 contenders are not incredibly clear on what their top priorities are.
The former Republican House speaker suggested Kavanaugh would help stop the release of Trump’s tax returns if Democrats subpoena them.
A black Harvard Law grad is running for office. All the GOP wants to discuss is his time as a rapper.