Election Watch: Kari Lake Needs a Miracle

On Sunday night, a batch of nearly 100,000 votes released in Maricopa County made Kari Lake’s chance of victory nearly impossible. Lake trails Democrat Katie Hobbs by 26,000 votes and she is running out of ballots as nearly 95% of the total vote is counted. Lake brought in 54%…

Conservative senators push for fundamental change in current Republican leadership

A number of conservative lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are demanding a refashioning of its current leadership in the wake of the disappointing results of the midterm elections. Whereas the Senate usually holds internal party leadership elections shortly after Election Day, several members are seeking a delay until…

Elon Musk Is Right. Divided Government Is Best

THERE ARE no saviors or miracles in democracy, only a grueling, soul-sucking, forever war of attrition. That is the enduring lesson of the 2022 midterms, as it is every election. And, though the results will be overinterpreted by pundits, and partisans will have all their priors confirmed, in the end,…

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