RealClearPolitics Week of October 19, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Monday, October 19

Jason Miller and the Modern Purveyors of Fake News

Carl Cannon, RealClearPolitics

Can Republicans Hold On in Ohio?

Salena Zito, Washington Post

Don't Just Follow the Polls. Follow the Money

James Downie, MS Now

The Senate Must Censure Sen. Slotkin Immediately

Joy Pullmann, The Federalist

Republicans Don't Know How To Handle El-Sayed

Amanda Marcotte, Salon

Marxist-Islamist Alliance in Europe Is a Warning for U.S.

Steve Cortes, Daily Signal

Next Big Healthcare Reform Might Already Be Underway

Rachel Booth, Vox

Why These High-School Girls Walked Off Cross-Country Meet

Ari Hoffman, NY Post

Fixing a Broken Workplace Bargain With the Young

Bruno Manno, Washington Monthly

If SCOTUS Wants To Protect Free Press, Here Is a Chance

Jonathan Turley, The Hill

A 1st Amendment Award for a 1st Amendment Opponent

Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles

Latest Polls: OH (Ras Rpts): Husted (R) 49, Brown (D) 47 | FL, IA, GA, AK | More

Tuesday, October 20

Where Will the Blue Wave Crest?

Bill Scher, Washington Monthly

Are French Riots an American October Surprise?

Roger Simon, Substack

Trump Wants To Make Zelensky His Midterm Scapegoat

Hayes Brown, MS Now

BofA Went Harder on Conservatives Than Drug Cartels

Helen Raleigh, The Federalist

Talarico Is Preaching a Gospel of Pluralism

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

Could Massive Minnesota Fraud Lift Tafoya vs. Flanagan?

Hugh Hewitt, FOX News

Musk's Midterm Meddling Reeks of Desperation

Troy Farah, Salon

Sen. Slotkin Should Apologize, Set the Record Straight

Michael Bicksel, X

France Has a Phrase for This, and It's Not Good

Mujtaba Rahman, New York Times

They Left America for Europe. Now They Regret It

Sarah Manavis, Wired

The Smithsonian's Dwindling Attendance

Jeffrey Anderson, City Journal

Ohio Senate: Marist: Brown (D) +4 | Rasmussen: Husted (R) +2 | RCP Map, Odds

Wednesday, October 21

Unlike Other Wave Elections Dems Haven't Made the Sale

Josh Holmes, FOX News

Trump's Flagrant Betrayal of Ukraine Is an Outrage

Heather Parton, Salon

Those Prioritizing Ukraine Over U.S. Should Be Ashamed

Francis Sempa, RCDefense

Russia Frees Captured American in Sign of Warmer Ties

Talmazan & Arkin, NBC News

Mamdani Can Ignore Subway Violence for Only So Long

Nicole Gelinas, City Journal

Gov. Spanberger Says GOP Lost the Affordability Debate

Liz Crampton, Politico

Following the Climate Money in Pennsylvania Coal Country

Salena Zito, DC Examiner

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

Alissa Quart, The Nation

Why Do Top U.S. Companies Still Offshore Jobs?

Catherine Salgado, Restoration News

This Could Be Ukraine's Worst Winter Yet

Kateryna Kibarova, Substack

Hard Choices Ahead as Europe's Establishment Parties Falter

Inaya Iman, CBS News

FOX News: Texas Senate: Tied at 49% | Ohio: Brown (D) 52, Husted (R) 47