Last Night’s Consolation Prize: Seeing Karl Rove Earn His Nickname ‘Turd Blossom’ Last Night’s Consolation Prize: Seeing Karl Rove Earn His Nickname ‘Turd Blossom’
Karl Rove just can’t shut up about butts.
Nov 5, 2014 / Leslie Savan
How Did Education Measures Fare in the Midterm Elections? How Did Education Measures Fare in the Midterm Elections?
The short answer: Pretty badly, but it could have been worse.
Nov 5, 2014 / Peter Rothberg
Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities Higher Minimum Wages Just Passed in Four States and Two Cities
Amid disappointing election results, progressives won big on one campaign: raising the minimum wage.
Nov 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen
After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back After the Midterms: Time to Fight Back
Opposing bad policy and bad compromises isn’t enough. We need new thinking and new approaches.
Nov 5, 2014 / The Editors
Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage Gerrymandering Rigged the 2014 Elections for Republican Advantage
In Pennsylvania, Democrats won almost half the votes, but a far lesser percentage of the House seats.
Nov 5, 2014 / Lee Fang
California’s Clear Message to Republicans: ‘Not Interested’ California’s Clear Message to Republicans: ‘Not Interested’
California’s voters defied national trends.
Nov 5, 2014 / Jon Wiener
To Win White Swing Voters, Democrats Should Stop Trying to Appeal to White Swing Voters To Win White Swing Voters, Democrats Should Stop Trying to Appeal to White Swing Voters
Black voters who consistently turnout for Democrats are trying to show the party the way forward, if only it would pay attention.
Nov 5, 2014 / Dani McClain
‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946 ‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946
“Let us not fool ourselves in this hour of appraisal…”
Nov 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
People Voted for Republicans Last Night—That Doesn’t Mean They Like Them People Voted for Republicans Last Night—That Doesn’t Mean They Like Them
Last night was not much more than a flailing, inchoate protest vote against the status quo.
Nov 5, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
It Was a Great Night for Gun Reform It Was a Great Night for Gun Reform
On a bleak night, advocates of tougher gun laws pretty much ran the table.
Nov 5, 2014 / George Zornick