2010 Midterms Archive for Ezra Klein - Economic and Domestic Policy, and Lots of It

Governance matters more than elections

Mark Schmitt looks forward: It's governance, not elections, that will matter. If Republican governors like Chris Christie in New Jersey, Robert McDonnell in Virginia, or others elected in 2008 or earlier are seen as successful governors, that's the path back...

Election trends worth watching

Dismissive as I am of trying to read too deeply into a small handful of statewide, off-year elections, there are a couple of structural trends worth keeping an eye on. The first is the composition of the electorate. The...

How to lose by winning

I'm not terribly interested in the outcomes of today's elections. I imagine McConnell will beat Deeds. Corzine might edge out Christie. But the story of a disliked governor who managed to hold onto his seat by mocking his opponent's waistline...

Why does Sarah Palin suddenly care about the dollar?

Matt Drudge, Sarah Palin and variety of other right-wing cranks have become oddly interested in the falling price of the dollar recently. Their argument, however, does not seem based on a desire to see America orient itself more toward...

Everyone Hates the Republicans. But Does That Matter?

Brendan Nyhan was thinking along similar lines to me in comparing the GOP's abysmal favorability poll numbers with their 1994 antecedents. But he looks to have thought -- or at least posted -- those thoughts first, and his graph looks...

Will 2010 Be Another 1994?

"Have you been in the South lately?" asks political prognosticator Charlie Cook. "The level of anti-Obama, anti-Democratic and anti-Congress venom is extraordinary," he says, "and with 59 Democrat-held seats in the region, 22 in or potentially in competitive districts, this...

Ezra Klein Archive: 2010 Midterms