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What not to watch tonight
Avoid the most common election night fallacies with these simple strategies

America’s Test
Democracy is more resilient than people think. But tomorrow is a dangerous moment.

Scammy fundraising is a big problem
It’s tough to say anything meaningful about the midterms at this point, but Democrats should think harder about their fundraising.

Chartbook 480 France’s schools system may be bad, but we should all be protesting the decline in education!
Given the unrest in France triggered by student protests, it seems obvious to ask, how bad is the state of France’s education system, really?

Checks and Balance newsletter: If American voters lived under one roof
John Prideaux, our executive editor, imagines a ten-storey apartment building to explain how a polarised country can still swing wildly
The Paradox of Midterm Fundraising
Republicans still have an overall money advantage, but cash can’t necessarily solve the challenges GOP candidates face.
Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes
In Ohio, many voters say their frustration about the increase in electricity and fuel prices and the growth of data centers won’t influence whom they vote for.
City-hall socialists try to make populism pragmatic
Can leftist mayors be both radicals and realists?
Your favorite cause is not the civil rights movement and neither is mine
It doesn’t make a lot of sense to imitate an extreme outlier event.







