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The 2026 Reset: How Retirements and Reversals Have Reshaped the Gubernatorial Toss-Ups

As governors step aside and alliances shift, 2026 is becoming a stress test for the balance between pragmatism and...

Cash, Chaos, and the 2026 Primary Rush

With more open seats than any midterm in recent memory, 2026 has become a proving ground for message discipline, money...

Why Phillip Pettus Is Coasting to Re-Election

How mid-decade map wars could decide control of Congress before a single ballot is cast.

Map Wars 2026: Governors Rip Up the Rules to Seize Congress

How mid-decade map wars could decide control of Congress before a single ballot is cast.

What Changes Now That Churches Can Endorse Candidates

Should the Johnson Amendment cease enforcement, U.S. churches could become powerful, opaque vehicles for campaign...

A Trump-Led Party Without a Midterm Plan

Republicans may have Trump at the top of the ticket, but their midterm operation is buckling under the weight of an...

2028 Begins Now As Top Democrats Launch Early-State Blitz

Well in advance of any official announcements, leading Democratic contenders are already discreetly preparing for the...

The Smoking Man Ad & Herman Cain’s Unconventional Run

How a pizza CEO, a viral cigarette, and a strategist named Mark Block helped preview the era of influencer politics.

Bernie Kane & the ActBlue Scandal: Smurfing, Spoofing, and the New Frontiers of Campaign Laundering

One Republican strategist’s discovery of fraudulent donations opened the door to a deeper crisis in digital campaign...

Mark Block Lawfare & a Supreme Court Race That Started in Political Exile and Ended in Redemption

Modern campaigning saw early "lawfare" lead to a Supreme Court race, beginning with the exile of a strategist and...

How the Privatization of the Republican Party Reshaped Wisconsin Politics

Mark Block’s strategy of decentralization, media amplification, and parallel infrastructure turned Wisconsin from a...

Learning About How Campaigns Were Ran in the 1970s and 80s from Mark Block

Before digital targeting and data mining defined modern politics, campaigns were built on hard ground, human instinct,...