RealClearPolitics November 5, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

How Trump Lost the Midterms

Dawsey, Leary & Wise, Wall Street Journal

Blue Texas, Blue Carolinas, GOP Wreckage Across U.S.

Henry Olsen, Washington Post

Why Adam Hamilton Made History in Kansas

Melinda Henneberger, RealClearPolitics

Iran and the Neocons Brought Down the Republicans

Sohrab Ahmari, UnHerd

The Midterms Were Not Lost Over a Single Issue

Trump and His War of Choice Are Out of Step With Public

Astead Herndon, Vox

Upending Norms: Trump Battles the Bureaucracy

Ben Weingarten, RCInvestigations

El-Sayed Broke New Ground for the Progressive Left

Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now

How DeSantis Transformed Florida Into GOP's Best Hope

Karol Markowicz, NY Post

The Numbers Behind Democrats' Big Win

Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Did Re-Redistricting Actually Hurt Republicans?

Sean Trende, The Poll Vault

The Biggest Winner and Biggest Loser in 2026 Midterms

Doug Schoen, FOX News

Democrats Didn't Win, Republicans Lost. There's a Way To Fix This

Doug Truax, RCP

Democrats Just Laid the Foundation for 2028

Paul Starr, American Prospect

The Fight Over America's Public History

Daniel McCarthy, Imprimis

Health Care: Don't Just Fix What They Broke

Merrill Goozner, Washington Monthly

In Ballot Items, Fiscal Conservatism Beats the Left

John Hood, RealClearPolicy

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Failure of Resolve, Not the Iran War, Shivved GOP

Marc Thiessen, Washington Post

GOP Wipeout Started With the First Bomb on Iran

Douglas MacKinnon, USA Today

Two States With the Biggest Tsunamis

David Dayen, American Prospect

Democrats Already Abandoning 'Affordability' Promises?

Shane Harris, AMAC

Tiny Ohio Town Just Found a Way To Make Data Centers Pay

Sara Herschander, Vox

Newsom's Prop 50 Pays Off as New Maps Flip More CA Seats

Susan Crabtree, RCP

Alaska Fraud Scheme a Stain on Democrats

Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner

Trevor Jackson, The Nation

How Gold Kept Washington in Check

Peter Earle, Coolidge Review

How Retirement Has Changed Over Last 10 Years

Kate Stalter, US News & World Report

Is Europe Ready To Buy Russian Gas Again?

Wolfgang Munchau, UnHerd