Midterm Elections 2022

Coverage of the 2022 midterm elections: House, Senate, ballot initiatives, and more.

The presidential penalty

By Andrew Prokop March 1

A Texas race could tell Democrats two important things about the 2022 midterms

By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou February 26

Democratic governors are trying to move on from a pandemic that’s still happening

By Li Zhou February 11

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is making sure no one can call him a RINO

By Nicole Narea February 11

Sen. Luján’s stroke may limit Democrats’ options in the evenly divided Senate

By Andrew Prokop February 2

Why good messaging won’t save Democrats

By Sean Illing January 31

Joe Manchin sank Biden’s agenda. Democrats are lucky to have him.

By Sean Illing January 27

How to depolarize a country

By Zack Beauchamp January 26

Democrats have had enough of Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction

By Ellen Ioanes January 23

Democrats may have to sacrifice something big for the climate

By Rebecca Leber January 21

Democrats still have a Joe Manchin problem

By Li Zhou January 4

22 things we think will happen in 2022

By Dylan Matthews, Kelsey Piper, and 1 more January 1

Democrats’ unfinished to-do list

By Li Zhou December 25, 2021

How screwed are Democrats in the Senate?

By Andrew Prokop October 18, 2021

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