ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT Even though the 2020 election is over, many Republicans are still holding onto the “Big Lie,” or the baseless claim that voter fraud cost former President Donald Trump the presidential election. Trump has managed to not only… Continue Reading
From November 2020 to January 2021, the story of the state of Georgia was pro-Democratic: Democratic candidates for president and the U.S. Senate all won. But more importantly, it was pro-democratic. Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won in… Continue Reading
We may have seen it coming, but now we know for sure: The coronavirus pandemic made the 2020 election look different from any other election in recent memory. Due to the massive expansion of mail voting, a staggering number of… Continue Reading
Former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial is scheduled to begin in the Senate on Tuesday. It’s highly unlikely that he will be convicted, but the trial ensures that the cleavages within the GOP will be back in the spotlight… Continue Reading
The narrative of the 2020 election is that Joe Biden did pretty well … but down-ballot Democrats, not so much. And while this is true if you look simply at the results — Republicans defended most of their vulnerable Senate… Continue Reading