Far from Washington, Americans’ thoughts are, well, far from Washington. What we know about 2018’s undecided voters: Six important facts about the voters still undecided in the 2018 midterms. Where the money is going in the final push before Election Day. “News for Democracy” buys millions worth of Facebook political ads. Democrats’ Latino voting problem isn’t new, but it’s urgent (and more and more). Bob Moser on the fearless rise of the black Southern progressive. Connie Hassett-Walker on how women’s rage could shape the midterms. All elements of the Democratic coalition are fired up. Democrats still have a good shot at taking the House, but the Senate is an uphill battle.
How Obamacare became a winning issue: Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress — now it’s going to help them take it back. Jennifer Rubin on an election that goes way beyond policy issues. Millennials need to start voting before the gerontocracy kills us all. The most important election of our lives: The midterms will determine whether Donald Trump’s two-year assault on democratic norms will be repudiated or validated — no pressure. What if the Republicans win everything again? Total victory for the G.O.P. would mean Trump unleashed.
