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Illustration by Adam Maida / The Atlantic How the Polls Could Be Wrong Again
Democrats appear headed toward a big victory. But a small polling error could mean a dramatically different outcome.
Johannes Eisele / AFP / Getty Can the Polls Possibly Be Right?
Democrats are now favored to take back the Senate, a prospect that seemed far-fetched a year ago.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Problem With Democrats’ Favorite Policy Proposal
Universal child care appeals to the party’s cosmopolitan base—but not to most of the country.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms
Many voters understand that the president isn’t directly responsible for the price of oil. Except this time, he is.
Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Sources: Shutterstock; Ron Sachs / CNP / Bloomberg / Getty. Are Men to Blame for the Birth-Rate Collapse?
Whether dads do their fair share of the housework appears to have no effect on fertility.
Debrocke / ClassicStock / DreamMedia / Getty The Social Security Reckoning Is Finally Coming
Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Democrats’ Great Alaskan Hope
Mary Peltola, the Democrat most likely to win a red-state Senate seat this year, is largely unknown outside her home state. That’s not a coincidence.
Kerry Tasker / Reuters L.A.’s Lose-Lose-Lose Primary
The mayoral race is a staging ground for three of the most unfortunate tendencies in American politics.
Illustration by The Atlantic* The House of Representatives Is Turning Into the Electoral College
Thanks to the Supreme Court, the gerrymandering wars, already awful, are poised to get even worse.
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