RealClearPolitics October 18, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

France Reels After Largest Riots in Years

Porter & Le Stradic, New York Times

The Truth About the Anarchy in France

Gavin Mortimer, Spectator World

DSA Has a Plan To Push Hakeem Jeffries to the Left

Maya Davis, Wall Street Journal

Mamdani Gets Lesson From DSA About Leftist Loyalties

Michael Goodwin, NY Post

I Joined the DSA After They Accepted My 12 Proposals

Larry David, AIR MAIL

GOP Finally Won US' Most Hispanic County. Can They Keep It?

Daniel Allott, USAT

Iowa's Hinson on Top Voter Concerns, Pushback vs. Trump

Bret Baier, FOX News

Can Paxton Outrun Scandals To Win in Ruby-Red Texas?

J. Oliver Conroy, Guardian

Michigan Dems Urged To 'Leave It Blank' To Stop El-Sayed

Nolan Finley, Detroit News

The Real Reason MAGA Fears Rep. Omar

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Deport Rep. Omar? Feds Are Closing In

Kelly Sadler, Washington Times

A Carton of Milk Lasts Longer Than Trump's Press Secretary

Lorraine Ali, LA Times

Why Democrat Activists Pretend To Be 'Journalists'

Hans Mahncke, The Federalist

Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Has Broken My Brain

Monica Hesse, Washington Post

Did Nathan Fielder Get Too Close to Elizabeth Holmes?

Kat Rosenfield, The Free Press

The Radicalization of Tucker Carlson

Matt Johnson, Quillette

Musk Takes Flight While the Left Takes Offense

Roger Kimball, American Greatness

TDIH - Oct 18th 2nd Term Job Approval: Trump 38.9 | Obama 42.0 | Bush 38.2

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

GOP Zeroes In on Cultural Issues in Campaign’s Final Stretch

Zitner & Mehta, WSJ

What the Election Is About: Big Money vs. The People

Robert Reich, Substack

El-Sayed’s Anti-Billionaire Screeds May Not Play

David Marcus, FOX News

Despite Blue Tide, OR Dem Governor Fighting To Survive

Mark Z. Barabak, LA Times

Kathy Hochul Pledges Allegiance to Criminal Illegals

Irit Tratt, Washington Times

France's Riots Are Death Throes of Macronism

Henry Samuel, The Telegraph

French Protests Are Legitimate, Govt Response Is Not

Rokhaya Diallo, The Guardian

France Is Burning, and Socialism Is Holding the Match

Brad Parscale, Townhall

Zacharia’s Brief White House Tenure Speaks Volumes

Kate Andrews, Washington Post

What a Bind Cornell Finds Itself In as Its President Spouts BS

Heather Mac Donald, X

Tom Cruise's Big Flop Has a Message We Need To Hear

Jayson Greene, NY Times

Not 'Those' Socialists!

Gary Saul Morson, Washington Free Beacon

Generic: NBC: Dem +10, ABC/WP: Dem +8, vs. Past | RCP Map: Avg Gain D+23