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Hang On Tight

Get ready for some roller-coaster days as the fight over the debt ceiling plays out.

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House Incumbents, Beware

The redistricting process that will take place this year and next could be far more tumultuous than in the past.

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Beware the Swan

Not all swans are white, and not all political events are predictable.

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Open Season in the Senate

Control of the chamber could hinge on how many incumbents from both parties decide not to run in 2012.

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The Right Direction

To get reelected, President Obama will need to continue his move toward the center.

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Dialing It Down

GOP leaders’ reaction to the Tucson rampage could make it harder for Democrats to portray Republicans as radicals.

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Beyond Repeal

Republicans owe it to their supporters to go after health care reform. But they had better not stop there.

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So It Begins

Seven Senate Democrats and 20 House Republicans could face tough reelection battles in 2012.

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Independents’ Day

The tax deal is just the kind of compromise that independents wish Washington would do more often.

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Pay-Freeze Politics

Does Obama’s proposal to freeze federal pay signal a real change in direction or is just an idle gesture?

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A Smart Reid

Both Democrats and Republicans could learn some lessons from Harry Reid’s successful reelection campaign.

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No Losers Here

Operatives at the congressional campaign committees shouldn’t be judged on win-loss records alone.

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Why? Why? Why?

The midterms were partly a referendum on the party in power, partly a plunge after Democrats’ back-to-back surges in 2006 and 2008, and partly a search for political balance.

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High Anxiety

Incumbents in 2012 will have reason to be nervous.

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It’s Inevitable

Lots of races could go either way. But for the Democrats, it’s too late to change the broader outcome.

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House Flips. Senate Doesn't

The odds are that Democrats will lose seven or eight seats in the Senate.

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Dems Batten Down the Hatches

Will 2010 losses be even greater than 1994?

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Are Democrats Waking Up?

A new poll suggests they may turn out to vote in the midterms in higher numbers than expected.

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After The Deluge Of 2010

After the election, civil war could break out between the old and the new Republican Party.

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When Winning Is Losing

Thanks to Delaware, the chances of Republicans winning the Senate have plummeted.