October 22, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Friday, October 23
Justice Kagan's Partisanship Problem
James Piereson, The New Criterion
Clinton Supports Expanding SCOTUS If Democrats Win
Steve Benen, MS Now
A Shocking Reminder of How Much Poorer Europe Is
Matthew Hennessey, WSJ
Trump Sells Out Ukraine, Europe's Leaders Can't Trust U.S.
Simon Tisdall, Guardian
A Viable Path to Russia-Ukraine Peace
Jeffrey Sachs, Common Dreams
What Might a Miss Look Like?
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
Is the Role of Money in Politics Overstated?
Jeremy Portnoy, RealClearInvestigations
What's Getting Lost in Headlines on Ohio Attack Ad
Emma Janssen, The New Republic
El-Sayed Is No Kennedy
Ashley McGuire, The Daily Wire
What Rubio Forgot About Western Civilization
Mana Afsari, RealClearPolitics
Rubio's Speech Shows What American Schools Forgot
Kathleen O'Toole, RCEducation
The Quirkiest House Race in America Is in Alaska
Toby Jaffe, American Prospect
The Conservative Who Said Yes to Bucks County, USA
Salena Zito, DC Examiner
These Democrat Donors Should Concern Americans
Miceli & Risch, RealClearPolitics
How Democrats Could Reshape Healthcare If They Win Congress
Dylan Scott, Vox
Why Replacing Collins Would Be Costly for Maine
Marc Thiessen, Washington Post
Senate Debates in Michigan, Kansas
Bevan, Cannon, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
11 Days to Election: '06: D+15.9,Vote D+7.9 |'18: D+7.6,Vote D+8.4 |'26: D+8.1,??
Thursday, October 22
In Michigan, a Bitter Final Debate Gets Personal
Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Is the Needle Moving Against El-Sayed in Michigan?
Byron York, Washington Examiner
GOP Looking Nervous in Deep Red South Carolina
Date & Delaney, HuffPost
Michele Tafoya in the Red Zone
Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal
Why RealClearPolitics Didn't Fall for the Fake Polls
Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics
U.S., Europe, Ukraine, Russia Ready To Negotiate?
David Ignatius, Washington Post
Third World Immigration and Europe's No-Go Zones
Heather Mac Donald, X
Is Paris Burning?
Robert Kuttner, American Prospect
France Is Running Out of Other People's Money
Ryan Clancy, RealClearPolitics
Has Sen. Collins' Political Luck Finally Run Out?
DeSoto, Rameswaram & Merica, Vox
Will the Liberal Pollsters Be Wrong...Again?
Hayden Ludwig, Restoration News
How 3 Virginia Races Showcase the House Battleground
Mary McIntire, Roll Call
Ramaswamy Ad Could Backfire in OH
Bevan, Cannon, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
An Update: Why I Speak Up on Trans Activism vs. Women's Rights
J.K. Rowling
Inside the World of 'Dark Nutrition'
Sophie Haigney, New York Times Magazine
'Lincoln in the Bardo' and Our Own Ghosts
Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics
How To Keep Grief From Breaking Your Life
Daniel Hoffman, FOX News
Texas Senate: Emerson: Talarico 49, Paxton 48 | FOX News: Tied at 49%
Wednesday, October 21
Level-Setting 2026. Part I: The House
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
GOP Has 1 Reason To Be Optimistic About the Midterms
Gary Abernathy, USA Today
How the GOP Could Lose Texas
Audrey Fahlberg, The Free Press
Why Kansas Is So Competitive
Amber Phillips, Washington Post
What Will Decide Michigan's Tight, Ugly Senate Race
David Marcus, FOX News
4 Top Pollsters on What Worries Them Most
Riya Misra, Politico
Gad Saad on French Riots, 'Suicidal Empathy'
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP/SiriusXM
France's Reign of Terror, Reimagined
Itxu Díaz, The American Spectator
Ilhan Omar Is the Right Kind of American. Trump Is Not
Michael Tomasky, TNR
Dems' Betrayal of Israel Fueled by Obama
Michael Goodwin, New York Post
I Used To Be Afraid to Criticize Obama, But Not Anymore
Sasha Stone, Substack
Bari Weiss' Pro-MAGA Pivot at CBS News Is Falling Flat
Sophia Tesfaye, Salon
CBS Hacks Explode as Weiss Orders Them To Do Journalism
Isaac Schorr, NY Post
Elissa Slotkin Was Speaking for the Entire Democrat Party
Raw Egg Nationalist, AG
Empires of AI
Niall Ferguson, Lisa Klaassen & Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs
FDA Suppressing Evidence of Covid Vaccine Risks for Children
Paul Thacker, RCI
The Truth About DOGE
Jennica Pounds & Joshua Lisec, The American Mind
Generic: NYT: Dem +11 | Echelon: Dem +5 | CNN: Dem +10 | vs. Past Mid-Terms
Tuesday, October 20
The Deep Midterms
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Dems Riding a Wave? Numbers Should Terrify GOP
Schoen & Cooperman, FOX News
Do Democrats Have Inflated Expectations for the Midterms?
Zachary Wolf, CNN
GOP Could Hold Senate 52-48 by Outperforming Polls Again
Bret Baier, Special Rpt
Midterm Deja Vu Should Make Republicans Very Worried
Hayes Brown, MS Now
El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood Problem
Byron York, Washington Examiner
We Must Tax Billionaires. California Can Lead the Way
Rep. Ro Khanna, The Guardian
'Minnewisowa' Is Upset
Barry Casselman, AMAC
France Stares Down the Abyss
Douglas Murray, The Free Press
Paris Is Burning. Is Washington Next?
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
The Limits of American Power
William McRaven, Foreign Affairs
Why Putin's Proposed Peace Summit Won't End Well
Fred Kaplan, Slate
Is Europe Doomed?
Luke Nicastro, The American Conservative
Sen. Slotkin's 'Deterrence Message'
Cannon, Lumetta & Walworth, RCPolitics on SiriusXM
Barack Obama’s Disrespect for the Law
James Freeman, Wall Street Journal
The Slippery Mind of Elizabeth Holmes
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Only Congress Can Defend Our Right to Private Conversation
Bob Goodlatte, RCP
TDIH - Oct 20th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 38.8 | Obama 41.4 | Bush 38.2
Monday, October 19
Please Don't Overinterpret Early Voting Numbers
Sean Trende, The Poll Vault
Sen. Slotkin Offers Disturbing Glimpse of Dems' Agenda
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Embracing Incivility Is Working for Democrats
Jason Linkins, The New Republic
Trump's Montana Rally: Firsthand and Secondhand
Frank Miele, RealClearPolitics
The French Republic Is Under Attack
Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, The Free Press
Refugees Have To Leave Germany, We Don't Want Caliphate
Alice Weidel, Economist
Carney Says U.S. Is Trying To 'Break' Canada
Callum Sutherland, Time
Uncareful Readers Miss the Story on Canadian Layoffs
Oren Cass, Commonplace
Democrats' Sanctuary House of Cards
Brian Lonergan, Chronicles
Obama Denounces 'Appalling' Investigation Into Rep. Omar
Erum Salam, MS Now
Wrapping Up Rep. Omar's Christmas Present
Mike Davis, FOX News
Is It True That If You're Explaining, You're Losing?
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
GOP Must Make Election About Performance, Not Personality
Kenin Spivak, RCP
End of Illegal Immigration Is Reshaping Border Towns
Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
Why Buying a House Feels So Painful Now
Julie Weil, Washington Post
Debanking Scandal Makes Corrupt 'SNL' Look Worse
Christian Toto, Hollywood in Toto
Threats Have Elected Officials Living in Fear
Zane & Varney, RCInvestigations Podcast
Generic: NBC: Dem +10, ABC/WP: Dem +8, vs. Past | RCP Map: Avg Gain D+23
Sunday, October 18
France Reels After Largest Riots in Years
Porter & Le Stradic, New York Times
The Truth About the Anarchy in France
Gavin Mortimer, Spectator World
DSA Has a Plan To Push Hakeem Jeffries to the Left
Maya Davis, Wall Street Journal
Mamdani Gets Lesson From DSA About Leftist Loyalties
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
I Joined the DSA After They Accepted My 12 Proposals
Larry David, AIR MAIL
GOP Finally Won US' Most Hispanic County. Can They Keep It?
Daniel Allott, USAT
Iowa's Hinson on Top Voter Concerns, Pushback vs. Trump
Bret Baier, FOX News
Can Paxton Outrun Scandals To Win in Ruby-Red Texas?
J. Oliver Conroy, Guardian
Michigan Dems Urged To 'Leave It Blank' To Stop El-Sayed
Nolan Finley, Detroit News
The Real Reason MAGA Fears Rep. Omar
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Deport Rep. Omar? Feds Are Closing In
Kelly Sadler, Washington Times
A Carton of Milk Lasts Longer Than Trump's Press Secretary
Lorraine Ali, LA Times
Why Democrat Activists Pretend To Be 'Journalists'
Hans Mahncke, The Federalist
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Has Broken My Brain
Monica Hesse, Washington Post
Did Nathan Fielder Get Too Close to Elizabeth Holmes?
Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press
The Radicalization of Tucker Carlson
Matt Johnson, Quillette
Musk Takes Flight While the Left Takes Offense
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Saturday, October 17
The Rise and Fall of Katie Zacharia
Lumetta & Crabtree, RealClearPolitics
Zacharia Fired After Just 5 Days: 'Did Anyone Vet Her?'
Holmes, Treene & Liptak, CNN
Sherrod Brown's Troubling Pledge on Judges
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
One Democrat Who Knows What a Blue Wave Feels Like
Kevin Robillard, HuffPost
Welcome to The Poll Vault
Sean Trende, Substack
Have Leftist Professors Poisoned the Electorate?
John Ellis, Wall Street Journal
Rubio Misunderstands What Makes the West Great
Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post
What the Godfather of Foreign Policy Realism Would Say
Francis Sempa, RCDefense
Zelensky Needs To Learn the Fine Art of Shutting Up
Marc Thiessen, FOX News
The Importance of Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize
Stephen Zunes, The Nation
DOJ Sues CA Over Non-Citizen Voters
Bevan, Cannon & Porter, RCP on SiriusXM
America's Net Zero Near Miss
Rupert Darwall, The American Mind
Why We Remain Fascinated by Elizabeth Holmes
David Smith, The Guardian
What Do You Do With Tom Cruise? Not This
Caitlin Flanagan, The Free Press
Data Collected by Jack Smith Appears To Go Beyond Scope
Catherine Herridge, X
Secret Service Deputy Director Out Amid Drone Controversy
Susan Crabtree, RCP
With Roadster Debut, Musk Shows 'Flying Cars Are Real'
Landon Mion, FOX Business
Friday, October 16
Why Trump Is Going In When the Money Is Coming Out
Gangitano, et al., Politico
Midterms Look Good for Dems, But That's Not a Guarantee
Hayes Brown, MS Now
Talarico Strikes Out on Easy Mode at CNN Town Hall
Nicole Russell, USA Today
A Minnesota Sleeper? Tafoya, Flanagan in 'Close' Senate Race
Zeleny & Wright, CNN
Poll: Majority Wants Less Red Tape To Cut Energy Costs
Jonathan Draeger, RCP
Alaska Considers Economic Suicide
Kimberley Strassel, Wall Street Journal
Trump's Diesel Deal Is Shameful
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The Russia, Russia, Russia Nonsense Is So Tiring
J.B. Shurk, American Thinker
France's Students Won't Back Down
Diana Cordoba, The Nation
Thinking About Race and IQ
Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
A Novel That Looks Deep Into a Crisis on Campus
Rumaan Alam, The New Republic
How Big Money Is Pulling the Democrats Left
Michael Baharaeen, UnHerd
The Primary Electorate Is Its Own Harshest Critic
Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
'Nonissue' of Noncitizens Voting Is Becoming Bigger Issue
M.D. Kittle, The Federalist
Rep. Huizenga Faces Toughest Re-Election Race Yet
Jarod Facundo, Am. Prospect
Ticket-Splitting in Iowa and Kansas
Bevan, Cannon, Kimball & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Zuckerberg vs. the Pint of Guinness
Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal
Thursday, October 15
How Debanking Took Hold Inside the Biggest Banks
Rupa Subramanya, The Free Press
It's Better Than Under Biden, But Inflation Still Vexes U.S.
Byron York, DC Examiner
How Trump Lost Control
Kate Andrews, Washington Post
El-Sayed Struggling To 'Set the Record Straight'
Josh Hammer, New York Post
The Jewish Case for Electing El-Sayed in Michigan
Simon Lazarus, The New Republic
Don't Count GOP Out of Midterms Yet
Jonathan Draeger, RealClearPolitics
Same Old, Same Old European Runaround
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Trump Tries Ukraine Midterm Extortion
S.V. Date, HuffPost
Rep. Omar and America
James Freeman, Wall Street Journal
What Role Should the Supreme Court Play in Politics?
John Witt, The Nation
One Could Say That Cornell Is Infantilizing Female Students
Heather Mac Donald, X
I Know Why the Mathematicians Weep
Derek Thompson, Substack
AI Pessimism Risks Handing China the Lead
Paul Sracic, RealClearPolitics
America Needs More Capital
Larry Fink, Wall Street Journal
We Know How To Fix Homelessness. Look at Denver
German Lopez, New York Times
Ossoff, Collins Get Nasty in GA
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
James Lindsay's Fever Dream
Michael Anton, The American Mind
Wednesday, October 14
GOP Has Seen This Midterm Before - 20 Years Ago
Merrill Matthews, USA Today
3 Weeks Out, GOP Plays Defense
Bevan, Cannon, Kraushaar & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Talarico Has Democrats Dreaming Big in Texas
Zeleny & Svitek, CNN
Minnesota Fed Up w/Fraud, May Derail Dems' Midterm Dreams
Isaac Schorr, NYPost
Why Trump's Midterm Rally Blitz Probably Won't Work
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Dems' Not-So-Secret Midterm Campaigns for White House
Susan Page, USA Today
5 Years Later, the Truth About Garland's School Board Memo
Erika Sanzi, The Hill
Raid on Omar's House Is Dangerous Political Theater
Moira Donegan, The Guardian
Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s Execution Is a Bad Idea
Jason Riley, WSJ
Trump’s New Press Secretary Is Unbearable
Poppy Coburn, The Telegraph
From the Ruins of Gaza, Palestinians Carry On
Mohammed Mhawish, MS Now
Why the Young Right’s Sympathy for Israel Is Dwindling
Paul Gottfried, Chronicles
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle's Final Days as Ambassador to Greece
Mattioli, et al., WSJ
Greta Thunberg Is the Personification of Empty Activism
Joanna Williams, Telegraph
MAGA’s Talarico Conspiracy Theory Has No 'Off' Switch
Jeremiah Johnson, Substack
A Mental-Health Requirement for Lawmakers?
Raw Egg Nationalist, American Greatness
Shane Gillis and Why the Left Still Can't Take a Joke
Sasha Stone, Substack
Latest Polls: TX (Marist): Talarico 47, Paxton 45 | ME (Suffolk): Jackson +2
Tuesday, October 13
Why It's So Hard To Fight Mass Migration
Alicia Nieves, UnHerd
Dems Getting Cover From GOP Spending Surge
David Dayen, American Prospect
The High Cost of El-Sayed
Byron York, Washington Examiner
Sherrod Brown Betting on Data Center Backlash in Ohio
Vitali & Boudreaux, MS Now
Inside Musk's Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
Theodore Schleifer, NY Times
We're Not at War With Russia, Oil Deal Puts U.S. First
Mollie Hemingway, FOX News
Europe Looks for Options as Ukraine Costs Mount
Tamar Jacoby, Washington Monthly
Smackdown: Bessent Gives Warren Economic Lesson
Monica Showalter, Am. Thinker
Rep. Jeffries: The Next House Speaker?
Hewitt, Rameswaram & Zengerle, Vox
Investigators Calling Rep. Omar Probe 'World War Eleven'
Drew Berkemeyer, Daily Wire
Livestreaming Hasan Execution Is High-Tech Barbarism
Sasha Abramsky, The Nation
McRaven Misfires on Public Execution
John Waters, RealClearDefense
Islam Is Not Compatible With Western Civilization
Steve Cortes, Charlie Kirk Show
Israel's War on Gaza Has Changed the World
Steve Bloomfield, The Guardian
What Might Have Saved Gaza?
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness
Guilfoyle's Days in Greece May Be Numbered
Steve Benen, MS Now
Censorship, Speech Police Becoming Focal Point in UK
Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure
Senate: 46D,46R,8TU: Dem +3, Odds | House: 226D,189R,20TU: Dem +21, Odds

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