2018 Midterm ElectionsHere & Now's coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, and our election road tripSpending On Statewide Campaigns In 2018 Down From Last CycleCandidates for statewide office in Massachusetts spent $26.4 million during the last election cycle, a big number but 20 percent less than what was spent by statewide candidates four years...Local CoverageFeb 3, 2019Polling Suggests Mississippi Senate Runoff Isn't Over YetThe country's last ongoing Senate race shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with an edge over former Agriculture Secretary Democrat Mike Espy. However, a series of gaffes may change that.Resume09:39Nov 23, 2018Predictability In A Turbulent Time: In His 2nd Term, Expect More Of The Same From Charlie BakerBaker’s model may not be every governor’s cup of tea, writes John Sivolella, but it has served him well during an era of extreme national discord. CognoscentiNov 20, 2018Populism Isn't A Dirty Word — It's Time For Democrats To Reclaim ItThe left must renounce the Democratic Party’s fealty to corporations and offer hope to marginalized voters, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiNov 19, 2018One Lesson From The Midterms: The 'Latino Vote' Is Up For GrabsLatinos in America represent a patchwork quilt of different races, ethnicities, nationalities and political persuasions, writes Josiane Martinez. Treating them as a monolith is a big mistake.CognoscentiNov 15, 2018AdvertisementWeek Ahead: California Wildfires, Election Recounts, Trump And The Attorney GeneralA big week ahead in the news. Top reporters open their notebooks and share what they’re watching for in the week ahead.Resume47:13Nov 12, 20186 Ideas To Help Democrats Win Voters In Rural AmericaPurging Trumpism means Democrats must win over more rural voters, writes Rich Barlow. That means supporting practical bipartisan policies that will improve people’s lives. CognoscentiNov 9, 2018The Women's Wave Is About More Than Opposition To TrumpThe new women in Congress will not vote as a monolith, writes Joanna Weiss. But their experiences mean old debates will be infused with at least a few new perspectives.CognoscentiNov 8, 2018The Bluest State? More Like The Most PracticalIt’s easy to make fun of Massachusetts for being too liberal. But the results of the midterms tell a different story. And anyway, writes Tom Keane, our politics get results....CognoscentiNov 8, 2018With Attorney General Jeff Sessions Out, What Happens Next In The Justice Department?Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to resign Wednesday, sparking questions about the future of the Russia investigation.Resume46:58Nov 8, 2018Maine's 2nd Congressional District Will Be Decided By Ranked-Choice VotingThe contest between incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin and Democrat Jared Golden will be decided by Maine's new, first-in-the-nation instant runoff system for federal races.ResumeLocal Coverage04:03Nov 7, 2018Putting The Record-Setting Election For Women In ContextThere were 277 female candidates up for Congress and governor, and over 110 of them won.Nov 7, 2018A Big Night For RacismNaked racial animus -- liberated by Donald Trump from the dark shadows in which it once dwelled -- set the tone for too many of these midterm races, writes Eileen...CognoscentiNov 7, 2018Faith Not Fear: Trumpism Was Never Going To Be Undone In One NightFear and rage are powerful motivators. We learned that lesson, yet again, on Tuesday. But we also learned that most Americans are alert to the danger of those forces, writes...CognoscentiNov 7, 2018Welcome To Divided Government. Will Democrats Overplay Their Hand?The midterm outcome didn’t match the hyperbole of the build-up, writes John Sivolella. It has, however, set the stage for a profound juxtaposition of presidential vulnerability and power. CognoscentiNov 7, 2018Midterm Election Analysis: With Congress Divided, Where Do Democrats, Republicans Stand?The wins, losses and messages that voters sent to Washington in the midterm elections. We’ll check in with top reporters across the country.Resume46:51Nov 7, 2018Year Of The Women: How Female Candidates Fared In The Midterm ElectionsA record number of women ran for office. We look at how they did and how they might lead.Resume47:17Nov 7, 2018Election Day Is Here: Polls Are Open Across MassachusettsPolls are now open in Massachusetts. Stay with us all day for coverage.Local CoverageNov 6, 2018Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...CognoscentiNov 6, 2018Let's Stop Trying To Change Each Other And Start Trying To Understand Each OtherMaybe talking more frankly and listening more carefully about our lives could mend us more than trying to convince each other about political views, writes Janna Malamud Smith.CognoscentiNov 6, 2018Next Page
Spending On Statewide Campaigns In 2018 Down From Last CycleCandidates for statewide office in Massachusetts spent $26.4 million during the last election cycle, a big number but 20 percent less than what was spent by statewide candidates four years...Local CoverageFeb 3, 2019
Polling Suggests Mississippi Senate Runoff Isn't Over YetThe country's last ongoing Senate race shows Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with an edge over former Agriculture Secretary Democrat Mike Espy. However, a series of gaffes may change that.Resume09:39Nov 23, 2018
Predictability In A Turbulent Time: In His 2nd Term, Expect More Of The Same From Charlie BakerBaker’s model may not be every governor’s cup of tea, writes John Sivolella, but it has served him well during an era of extreme national discord. CognoscentiNov 20, 2018
Populism Isn't A Dirty Word — It's Time For Democrats To Reclaim ItThe left must renounce the Democratic Party’s fealty to corporations and offer hope to marginalized voters, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiNov 19, 2018
One Lesson From The Midterms: The 'Latino Vote' Is Up For GrabsLatinos in America represent a patchwork quilt of different races, ethnicities, nationalities and political persuasions, writes Josiane Martinez. Treating them as a monolith is a big mistake.CognoscentiNov 15, 2018
Week Ahead: California Wildfires, Election Recounts, Trump And The Attorney GeneralA big week ahead in the news. Top reporters open their notebooks and share what they’re watching for in the week ahead.Resume47:13Nov 12, 2018
6 Ideas To Help Democrats Win Voters In Rural AmericaPurging Trumpism means Democrats must win over more rural voters, writes Rich Barlow. That means supporting practical bipartisan policies that will improve people’s lives. CognoscentiNov 9, 2018
The Women's Wave Is About More Than Opposition To TrumpThe new women in Congress will not vote as a monolith, writes Joanna Weiss. But their experiences mean old debates will be infused with at least a few new perspectives.CognoscentiNov 8, 2018
The Bluest State? More Like The Most PracticalIt’s easy to make fun of Massachusetts for being too liberal. But the results of the midterms tell a different story. And anyway, writes Tom Keane, our politics get results....CognoscentiNov 8, 2018
With Attorney General Jeff Sessions Out, What Happens Next In The Justice Department?Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced to resign Wednesday, sparking questions about the future of the Russia investigation.Resume46:58Nov 8, 2018
Maine's 2nd Congressional District Will Be Decided By Ranked-Choice VotingThe contest between incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin and Democrat Jared Golden will be decided by Maine's new, first-in-the-nation instant runoff system for federal races.ResumeLocal Coverage04:03Nov 7, 2018
Putting The Record-Setting Election For Women In ContextThere were 277 female candidates up for Congress and governor, and over 110 of them won.Nov 7, 2018
A Big Night For RacismNaked racial animus -- liberated by Donald Trump from the dark shadows in which it once dwelled -- set the tone for too many of these midterm races, writes Eileen...CognoscentiNov 7, 2018
Faith Not Fear: Trumpism Was Never Going To Be Undone In One NightFear and rage are powerful motivators. We learned that lesson, yet again, on Tuesday. But we also learned that most Americans are alert to the danger of those forces, writes...CognoscentiNov 7, 2018
Welcome To Divided Government. Will Democrats Overplay Their Hand?The midterm outcome didn’t match the hyperbole of the build-up, writes John Sivolella. It has, however, set the stage for a profound juxtaposition of presidential vulnerability and power. CognoscentiNov 7, 2018
Midterm Election Analysis: With Congress Divided, Where Do Democrats, Republicans Stand?The wins, losses and messages that voters sent to Washington in the midterm elections. We’ll check in with top reporters across the country.Resume46:51Nov 7, 2018
Year Of The Women: How Female Candidates Fared In The Midterm ElectionsA record number of women ran for office. We look at how they did and how they might lead.Resume47:17Nov 7, 2018
Election Day Is Here: Polls Are Open Across MassachusettsPolls are now open in Massachusetts. Stay with us all day for coverage.Local CoverageNov 6, 2018
Putting The Election In Perspective, For Our Kids (And For Ourselves)As parents, we can teach our children that an election is not an apocalypse, but an opportunity to discuss and debate and be heard, writes KJ Dell'Antonia, and no one...CognoscentiNov 6, 2018
Let's Stop Trying To Change Each Other And Start Trying To Understand Each OtherMaybe talking more frankly and listening more carefully about our lives could mend us more than trying to convince each other about political views, writes Janna Malamud Smith.CognoscentiNov 6, 2018