Midterm Elections

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• SOURCE: The New Yorker
  11/16/2022
  

  Larry Krasner and the Limits of "Law and Order"

  by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

  Pennsylvania Republicans have launched a futile effort to impeach the reformist Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, defying local democracy to try to score political points through a backlash exploiting white voters' fears of crime. 

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• SOURCE: Truthout
  11/9/2022
  

  Progressives Can't Be Satisfied with "Better than Expected"

  by Austin McCoy

  Even if the Democrats manage to hold control of the House or Senate (or both), the reactionary politics on display in the campaign mean that there can be no rest for progressive organizers. 

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• SOURCE: MSNBC
  11/7/2022
  

  Beschloss, Ben-Ghiat on the Stakes of the Midterms

  NBC Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss and NYU History Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat discuss the concept of fascism and the danger facing the U.S with American Voices host Alicia Menendez. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  7/21/2021
  

  Richard Pildes: Our Elections are Too Frequent for Democracy to Work

  by Richard Pildes

  The legal scholar argues that the Framers' belief in frequent Congressional elections has resulted in time for governing being squeezed out by campaigning. 

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  11-7-18
  

  The Harsh Truth Exposed by the Midterm Elections

  by Peter Beinart

  It’s not Trump who is running uphill against American tradition, it’s the people who are trying—with mixed success—to stop him.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  10-24-18
  

  Why the 2018 midterms are just as important as 2016

  by Philip Klinkner

  Midterm elections are often as transformational and consequential as presidential elections.

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• SOURCE: Politico
  11-15-14
  

  What Happened the Last Time Republicans Had a Majority This Huge?

  In 1928, Republicans won 270 seats in the House. They were on top of the world.