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what can georgia s special election tell us about...

what can georgia s special election tell us about...

This chronicle,originally published in April, has been updated. As Nov. 8, and 2016,underscored,...


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extreme candidates lose because they boost the...

extreme candidates lose because they boost the...

Extreme candidates for the House of Representatives do worse than moderates because they mobilize...


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background information on german elections

background information on german elections

As we wait for the results of the German elections,we are pleased to be able to provide some...


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the santorum challenge to romney: an excerpt from...

the santorum challenge to romney: an excerpt from...

Salon has an excerpt from The Gamble,Lynn Vavreck’s and my account of the 2012 election.  Here is...


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greg gianforte and the worst election day...

greg gianforte and the worst election day...

It's pretty hard to generate abominable headlines on Election Day. Greg Gianforte,the...


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nashville event featuring the gamble and collision...

nashville event featuring the gamble and collision...

The Washington Post’s Dan Balz,Lynn Vavreck, and I will be discussing our respective books on the...


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roy moore s victory speech got very little live...

roy moore s victory speech got very little live...

Here's a red-meat headline: “MSNBC cuts off Moore victory speech because he's talking...


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bannon beat trump in alabama (kind of)

bannon beat trump in alabama (kind of)

Roy Moore trounced Sen. Luther peculiar in a Republican primary runoff for Alabama’s available...


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one weird trick democrats could use to stop...

one weird trick democrats could use to stop...

Last week saw the Democratic Party save the Affordable Care Act,a remarkable victory for an...


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nancy pelosi is not where we need to go.  why...

nancy pelosi is not where we need to go. why...

Another gut-punch loss for Democrats,another soul-searching moment. Really, Democrats are having the...


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direct democracy in switzerland: yes to the army,...

direct democracy in switzerland: yes to the army,...

Germany wasn’t the only country holding elections in Central Europe this weekend.  Swiss voters...


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winners and losers in the races to succeed jeff...

winners and losers in the races to succeed jeff...

Former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore and Sen. Luther Strange finished atop the Republican field...


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kellyanne conway said finding leakers is easier...

kellyanne conway said finding leakers is easier...

Drip,drip, drip. It's the sound driving President Trump up the Oval Office's rounded wall....


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the presidential glass ceiling is still intact,...

the presidential glass ceiling is still intact,...

The 2016 presidential election was a major disappointment for Hillary Clinton supporters and those...


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hillary clinton is returning to public life. but...

hillary clinton is returning to public life. but...

With Democrats still trying to figure out who’s going to lead them,Hillary Clintons reemergence on...


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georgia s lesson: all politics is tribal.

georgia s lesson: all politics is tribal.

As the runoff for Georgia's sixth congressional district finally,finally comes to an halt, the...


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a senate candidate punched a reporter in 1981. he...

a senate candidate punched a reporter in 1981. he...

Before there was Greg Gianforte,there was H. John Rogers. Gianforte, whether you somehow...


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the end of political campaigns as we know them? a...

the end of political campaigns as we know them? a...

Billions of dollars are spent every election cycle on advertising, which accounts for the...


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greg gianforte s win in montana proves there s no...

greg gianforte s win in montana proves there s no...

President Trump once declared at a campaign rally that he hates some of the journalists who cover...


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the gop s newest member of congress can t make up...

the gop s newest member of congress can t make up...

When Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs first tweeted that the Republican candidate for Montana's...


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a silver lining for democrats after their loss in...

a silver lining for democrats after their loss in...

This post has been updated to reflect Handel’s win on Tuesday night. Voters in Georgia’s 6th...


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what we know about the 21 states targeted by...

what we know about the 21 states targeted by...

The Department of Homeland Security was short on details when it said Friday that it had notified 21...


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what a week. here s what we learned (and still don...

what a week. here s what we learned (and still don...

Six-plus hours of public testimony (and much more behind closed doors). Five witnesses. Dozens of...


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