Senate Elections
Watch: Susan Collins Spends a Debate Trying to Separate Herself From Trump
Maine’s first Senate debate made the Republican incumbent’s central problem visible in real time: she needs to prove independence from…
Republicans Have $1 Billion. What They Don’t Have Is a $1 Billion Message
The GOP’s financial advantage is extraordinary. The fact that so much of it is being spent defending terrain Republicans once…
Trump Made the Midterms About Himself — Now Republicans Are Testing the Cost
The Dallas convention was supposed to transfer Trump’s personal political power to Republican candidates. Weeks later, one Trump-backed Senate contender…
Trump Wants the Midterms to Be About Him — Republicans May Not Have a Choice
The president’s unusual Dallas convention is designed to transfer his personal political power to Republican candidates. With his approval sagging,…