Joan Walsh

National Affairs Correspondent

@joanwalsh

Joan Walsh, a national affairs correspondent for The Nation, is a coproducer of The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show and the author of What’s the Matter With White People? Finding Our Way in the Next America. Her new book (with Nick Hanauer and Donald Cohen) is Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power and Wealth In America.

Trump Is Hijacking the Georgia Senate Race

Trump Is Hijacking the Georgia Senate Race Trump Is Hijacking the Georgia Senate Race

What’s happening in Georgia shows that there is no Republican Party aside from Trump’s Republican Party.

Dec 7, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Can Democrats Really Win Georgia’s 2 Senate Seats?

Can Democrats Really Win Georgia’s 2 Senate Seats? Can Democrats Really Win Georgia’s 2 Senate Seats?

It’ll be tough, but here are the keys.

Dec 1, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Trump Is Blowing Up the Georgia GOP—and It Couldn’t Happen at a Better Time

Trump Is Blowing Up the Georgia GOP—and It Couldn’t Happen at a Better Time Trump Is Blowing Up the Georgia GOP—and It Couldn’t Happen at a Better Time

His complaints about a “stolen” election have state Republicans in a circular firing squad, threatening their chances to win two Senate seats in January.

Nov 23, 2020 / Joan Walsh

How to Help the Democrats Win Georgia

How to Help the Democrats Win Georgia How to Help the Democrats Win Georgia

Out-of-state progressives who want to put the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Senate: Georgians don’t need your visits right now—just financial and moral support.

Nov 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh

How to Understand Democrats’ Disappointing Losses in State Legislatures

How to Understand Democrats’ Disappointing Losses in State Legislatures How to Understand Democrats’ Disappointing Losses in State Legislatures

Trump had coattails while losing. Biden had almost none while winning. Plus, mediocre national messaging cost Democrats the chance to flip chambers. But they can’t—and won’t—give u...

Nov 18, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia Joe Biden’s Presidency Depends on Georgia

A pair of runoff elections in the state could end Mitch McConnell’s destructive tenure as Senate majority leader.

Nov 13, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point

Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point Joe Biden: The Decency Is the Point

The former VP apparently won a decisive victory, but the sore loser in the White House is not expected to concede. Guess what: He doesn’t have to.

Nov 6, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Whatever Happens, It Should Not Be This Close

Whatever Happens, It Should Not Be This Close Whatever Happens, It Should Not Be This Close

Biden is still likely to win, but polling was way off. Why? Are Americans that terrible?

Nov 4, 2020 / Joan Walsh

How 3 Democratic Women in Swing States Aim to Win This Week

How 3 Democratic Women in Swing States Aim to Win This Week How 3 Democratic Women in Swing States Aim to Win This Week

Second-time progressive legislative candidates in North Carolina, Texas, and Florida are tied with their opponents, against all odds.

Nov 2, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump

Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump Brett Kavanaugh Prepares to Upend Election Rules to Benefit Donald Trump

In a footnote to a concurrence that restricted vote counting in Wisconsin, the justice included an ominous reference to Bush v. Gore.

Oct 27, 2020 / John Nichols and Joan Walsh

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