Elections

The One Number That Matters Most: Real Wages
Americans have taken their biggest inflation-adjusted pay cut in about a quarter-century.

Stirewaltisms: Presenting Your 2022 House Race Ratings
An upward revision for the GOP points to some breathing room for the red team.

The Battle Between Brazil’s Familiar Faces
Voters in South America’s largest country face a stark choice in Sunday’s presidential election: A Dispatch Explainer.

What Happens If Election Chiefs Don’t Trust Elections?
'Stop the Steal’ proponents are running for secretary of state positions in battleground states.

The Sweep: DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney Faces Mounting Criticism
Plus: How to read the Election Night tea leaves.

Stirewaltisms: Presenting Your 2022 Gubernatorial Race Ratings
Democrats have a better map, but Republicans have a better climate.

A Rare Left-Coast Opportunity for the GOP
‘In some ways, Republicans are due for a win in Oregon.’

Stacey Abrams Challenges the Pro-Democracy Left
The Democratic Party’s most prominent election denier deserves to lose.