Bill Scher

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20 October 2026 19:49

Presidents with job approval below 40% before a midterm election and presidential party seat losses Truman (1946) House: 58 Senate: 12 Truman (1950) House: 28 Senate: 6 Bush (2006) House: 30 Senate: 6 Trump (2026) House ? Senate ? More at washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/09/w...

Bill Scher

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12 August 2026 14:29

Hear me out: Hobbs-Crowley ‘28

Bill Scher

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06 July 2026 23:27

"If Graham Platner Won’t Quit, Democrats Need to Quit Him" my latest for @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/06/i...

Ron Filipkowski

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05 June 2026 23:59

Janet Mills signs are back out today.

Bill Scher

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05 June 2026 23:59

A perfect example of what I wrote about today: when you think your candidate is indispensable to your cause, your instinct is to defend your candidate to the hilt. But politicians are rarely indispensable, and causes need more than charismatic rogues More here washingtonmonthly.com/2026/06/05/d...