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Calcification, political parity and cultural backlash brought us where we are.

The Nov. 10, 2022 episode of “The Ezra Klein Show”

The political scientist and leading elections expert explains how Donald Trump has actually—wait for it—strengthened democracy.

Just as Democrats did in 2020, Republicans came into the 2022 midterms expecting a landslide. Sky-high inflation, an unpopular President, and pessimism about the direction of the country all pointed to a 'typical' midterm romp for the party out of power.  But, as we have written extensively over the last two years, other fundamentals matter in our politics; fundamental structural realities make 'landslide' elections harder and harder to come by. 

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A red wave fails to materialize as the abortion issue boosts Democrats and Trump's intervention costs Republicans in several races.

How the defeated behave matters as much as who wins.

And the shadow campaign between Trump and Ron DeSantis played out in Florida on Sunday as the two held dueling rallies.

Opinion: How can Trump's supporters deny the racism so evident to Democratic voters? For one thing, Trump is practicing dog-whistle politics — using rhetoric that operates in code.

When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups in the United States, Americans rarely get it right. When the average perceptions of group sizes are compared to actual population estimates, an interesting pattern…