Getting Some Perspective on Republicans' Election Woes

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: Why Democrats will find Virginia is easier to win than lots of other parts of the country; a completely unnecessary Republican primary fight gains momentum; Roy Moore holds on to a lead in the Alabama Senate special election; and Congressional Republicans contemplate a brand-destroying mistake.

The Big Unresolved Question for 2018: Can Democrats Win in Trump Counties?

Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley, of University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball," lay out all of the extremely ominous signs for Republicans in Tuesday’s elections, but then add some key caveats:

The silver lining for Republicans in Tuesday night’s results is that Gillespie actually improved on his own showing in his 2014 Senate challenge to Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Cuccinelli’s 2013 performance in western Virginia, a red-trending area (as noted above). Gillespie didn’t quite match Trump there, though, but remember that Democrats have to defend a lot of turf in ...

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The Tangled Message of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Kyle Smith

The speech that is likely to earn Frances McDormand an Oscar nomination next winter for her showy turn in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is set up when her character, Mildred, a...

Professor: The NRA and GOP ‘Want Mass Shootings’ because ‘It Serves Their Interests’

Katherine Timpf

Professor: The NRA and GOP ‘Want Mass Shootings’ because ‘It Serves Their Interests’

The GOP Tax Bill’s Disconcerting Raid on University Endowments

George Will

Such is the federal government’s sprawl, and its power to establish new governing precedents, mere Washington twitches can jeopardize venerable principles and institutions. This is illustrated...

Connecticut’s Budget Fails to Solve Its Long-Term Problems

Red Jahncke

At long last, deep-blue Connecticut has adopted a new, bipartisan $41 billion two-year budget, which closes an alarming $5.1 billion deficit. After four months’ operating without a budget,...

Crush the Weak

Kyle Smith

‘Crush the Weak” read the legend on a debate-society T-shirt worn by my college roommate. I was taken aback. Such cruelty! Such arrogance!  But then I smiled. Crushing the weak is important,...

‘Winning’ Isn’t Winning

Kevin D. Williamson

So, here’s the math: Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, won nine out of ten votes among Virginians who approve of President Donald Trump. He lost nine out of ten...

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard

'Leonard has penned some of the best western fiction ever.'
- USA Today

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