Midterm Elections Blog Posts
Politicians *Occasionally* Acknowledge Their Flaws, But At What Cost?
Opinion / July 8th, 2026 / by Malayna J. Bizier

Most politicians and influencers understand that our brains love comfortability, and any hint of cognitive dissonance in voters’ minds could cost an entire election. So what happens when characters go...
See moreWhen Democrats Roll the Dice
Recommended Reading / July 6th, 2026 / by Dan Schnur

In a society in which most of us demand more alternatives for our decisions, the struggles of both Democrats and Republicans to keep their supporters unified and moving in the same direction have beco...
See moreWhen Trump Keeps His Promise
Recommended Reading / June 22nd, 2026 / by Dan Schnur

I am not an expert in military matters, geopolitical affairs, or presidential megalomania. But after the decade that all of us have now had observing Donald Trump, it has become a little easier to see...
See moreWhen the Parties Ask Too Much of Us
Recommended Reading / June 1st, 2026 / by Dan Schnur

"In an angry, frustrated and frightened America, conventional politicians like Cornyn and Mills are decidedly out of style."
See moreJames Fishback and the Growing Prominence of a New Right-Wing Faction
Recommended Reading / May 26th, 2026 / by Gabriel James

Florida’s upcoming gubernatorial race may find itself to be more controversial and consequential than even Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s successful bid for New York City mayor last year.
See moreThe Insight: Gerrymandering and the Midterms
The Insight / May 8th, 2026 / by AllSides Staff

Redistricting is legally required. Its troubled cousin, gerrymandering, carries no such mandate, yet seems to be a constant in modern partisanship. What do voters need to know, and how can they fight...
See moreWhen Two Trumps Have Two Different Goals
Recommended Reading / March 23rd, 2026 / by Dan Schnur

By the time you read this column, the United States military might be on its way out of Iran. Or we might be getting in even deeper.
See moreTrust in Elections Starts at the County Office
Opinion / February 13th, 2026 / by Joan Blades

What might bring disengaged and skeptical citizens into the civic process, in their own communities, well before the next contested election?
See moreWhen Trump De-Escalates
Recommended Reading / February 2nd, 2026 / by Dan Schnur

For most of his career, Donald Trump has been somewhat of a human escalator. He moves in one direction. He is neither fast nor flexible, but he is unyielding.
See moreWhen Trump Gets Bored at Home
Recommended Reading / January 20th, 2026 / by Dan Schnur