David Weigel
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Recent articles by David:
The Trailer: Establishment wins, surging turnout and burning Bushes: Takeaways from this week’s primaries
In this edition: Lessons from all of May's primaries, redistricting madness drags into Memorial Day weekend, and the director of Justice Democrats lays out their new strategy to replace centrists. → Read More
Kemp, Raffensperger win in blow to Trump and his false election claims
The results in Georgia’s Republican primaries for governor and secretary of state amounted to a significant blow to the former president. → Read More
The Trailer: Your hour-by-hour guide on what to watch tonight
How to watch today's primaries, why New York Democrats are tearing each other apart, and the closing campaign spots in key races. → Read More
Texas runoff tests Democratic divisions over abortion, immigration
The latest battle in the fight for power in the Democratic Party between centrists and liberals will be decided here Tuesday. → Read More
The Trailer: Four trends from Tuesday's primaries in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and elsewhere
In this edition: Lessons from Tuesday's primaries, a Democratic war over gerrymandering, and an interview with Mallory McMorrow. → Read More
The Trailer: Your hour-by-hour guide on what to watch in five states tonight
A May 17 primary rundown, a big-D Democratic debacle in New York, and a campaign ad that goes after a MAGA candidate for supporting former president Donald Trump. → Read More
The Trailer: ‘The Empire Strikes Back’: A wave of PAC money buries left-wing Democrats
The PACs that want to suppress left-wing Democrats, three takeaways from this Tuesday's primaries, and a talk with a Democrat who thinks this is the year when her party can win Nebraska again. → Read More
The Trailer: Nebraska, West Virginia primaries another test of Trump's influence
In this edition: Primary Day for former president Donald Trump, yet another House special election, and the candidate running on tear gas. → Read More
Trump-backed candidate accused of groping is on Nebraska ballot today
An agricultural executive accused of groping and a House Freedom Caucus member are on the ballot in Nebraska and West Virginia on Tuesday, in races where former president Donald Trump has clashed with local GOP leaders. → Read More
The Trailer: Four ways the leaked draft abortion opinion has altered the midterms
How the potential end of Roe is shaking up campaigns, what happened in Ohio on Tuesday, and an interview with J.D. Vance. → Read More
The Trailer: What to watch tonight in Ohio and Indiana
Primary day in Ohio and Indiana, on the trail for the day's biggest rematch, and Republicans get another House pick-up opportunity. → Read More
Trump makes closing pitch for Nebraska candidate accused of groping
The former president is campaigning for Charles Herbster for governor in the primary. → Read More
The Trailer: How J.D. Vance sprinted to the head of the pack in Ohio
An Ohio GOP elegy, a Democratic debacle in New York, and a Hawaii pilot flies right out of Congress. → Read More
The Trailer: The pandemic planner, the crypto billionaire and a bunch of angry Democrats
In this edition: The crypto cash that's turned an Oregon campaign upside down, a bitter GOP convention in Minnesota, and stop-the-steal battles shape party nominations in Utah and Minnesota. → Read More
The Trailer: As Biden campaigns on infrastructure law, Democrats keep fighting about it
The infrastructure wars in a Democratic primary, a 2024 campaign memo from Bernie Sanders, and an interview with a Florida GOP candidate who's ready to get to Washington and start impeaching. → Read More
The Trailer: Five takeaways from another big fundraising quarter
In this edition: Fundraising takeaways from the first quarter, a Democratic mess in New York, and more polls that Joe Biden probably shouldn't look at. → Read More
Democrats’ redistricting gains hit a roadblock: The Supreme Court
Democrats made gains in governors' offices and state courts, hoping that would protect their redistricting efforts. But Republicans have benefitted from the conservative Supreme Court. → Read More
The Trailer: Overdoses are up. On the trail, Republicans blame Biden.
The Republicans who claim President Biden is killing people, the GOP's big Florida redistricting coup, and an interview with Pittsburgh's rising socialist star. → Read More
The Trailer: A Republican feud in West Virginia: Infrastructure money versus a Trump endorsement
West Virginia's Republican-on-Republican primary, election conspiracy theorists capture GOP nominations in Colorado, and a crypto-inspired Democratic family feud in Oregon. → Read More
The Trailer: Some called his anti-China ad dangerous. Here's why Tim Ryan kept running it.
What Democrats learned from a much-criticized ad in Ohio, what happened in this week's elections, and why a contrarian author believes he can be the next governor of California. → Read More