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  1. past is prologue
    Ron DeSantis Is Turning Into Scott Walker, FastHe may be one bad debate performance away from a similar demise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. vision 2020
    For Klobuchar, It’s an Iowa Surge or ElseAfter a solid debate performance, she badly needs to catch one of the top-four candidates in Iowa.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. reproductive rights
    Republicans’ Extreme Abortion Rhetoric Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s DangerousEfforts to fire up the GOP base with outrageous, false claims about late-term abortions could also put abortion providers in real danger.
    By Sarah Jones
  4. 2018 midterms
    With One Final Democratic Victory, Midterms EndAll in all, it was a good year for donkeys, and a good start on their 2020 goals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. scott walker
    Foxconn Hopes to Staff New Wisconsin Plant With Robots and Chinese WorkersThanks to Scott Walker, Wisconsin could end up paying the Taiwanese company $1 million for every American job its new plant creates.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. politics
    Scott Walker Is Trying to Dodge the Midwest’s Backlash Against TrumpFor the Wisconsin governor, the question of how to handle Trump is a tricky one.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  7. 2018 midterms
    Halloween Polling Update: Both Tricks and Treats for Democrats and RepublicansThere’s good news for Democrats in Kansas and Utah, and for Republicans in North Dakota and Tennessee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. 2018 midterms
    11 Tight Governor’s Races Will Shape America’s Political LandscapeDemocrats will probably make overall gains, but there are an amazing eleven gubernatorial elections that are tossups.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. 2018 midterms
    Even The GOP’s ‘Popular’ Health Care Ideas Are Politically ToxicScott Walker is refusing to impose work requirements on Medicaid until after voters go to the polls.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. 2018 midterms
    Some of the Most Unpopular Governors in America Are Up for ReelectionSome unpopular governors, like Bruce Rauner, are looking mighty toasty. Others, like Scott Walker, are in close races.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. 2018 midterms
    Heartland Heartburn Grows for Republicans in Gubernatorial RacesThe very region that did so much to make Trump president is moving away from his party in the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. 2018 elections
    Leah Vukmir’s Victory in Wisconsin Is a Rare Win for Republican WomenThe veteran conservative state legislator will now face incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in another uphill race in Wisconsin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. 2018 elections
    Primary Results: Dems Embrace Diversity, GOP Pulls Closer to TrumpAs Democrats nominated several candidates whose win in November would be a historic first, Republicans continued rejecting their pre-Trump past.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. 2018 elections
    Scott Walker and Tammy Baldwin Prepare for a November Slugfest in WisconsinDemocrats will choose an opponent for longtime nemesis Scott Walker while Republicans are staging a pricey primary to challenge Tammy Baldwin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Democrats Could Make Big Gains in Governor Seats in the MidtermsIn what might be the most overlooked category in midterm races, there’s lots of potential for a blue wave.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. Scott Walker Will Give 671,00 Wisconsin Families an Election-Year CheckThe Wisconsin governor’s $100 child subsidy is a dumb, cynical policy — but there’s a lot Democrats can learn from it.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Special Election Was a Terrible Omen for the GOPRepublican Governor Scott Walker doesn’t seem too confident.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Progressive Judge Wins Big in Wisconsin Special ElectionIt was a sweet and auspicious victory for Wisconsin progressives, who have recently taken a beating.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Is Going To Be A BarnburnerIn a closely divided and intensely partisan state, this judicial election will be among other things a tune-up for November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Scott Walker Abandons Fight Against Special ElectionsThe hyper-partisan governor of hyper-polarized Wisconsin loses a round to the courts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Gov. Walker Wants to Change the Law So the GOP Can Avoid a Special Election LossHas a judge interpreted the law to compel Scott Walker to hold elections he’s afraid his party will lose? Okay, he’ll change the law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Court Orders Scott Walker to Hold Special Elections Republicans Want to AvoidScott Walker figures the best way to avoid embarrassing special election results is to not hold the elections at all. But a judge disagrees.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Tammy Baldwin’s Tough Reelection Fight in Hyperpolarized WisconsinAn awful lot’s going on politically in Wisconsin this year, and Senator Tammy Baldwin’s right in the middle of it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. 2018 midterms
    Democrats Pick Up Wisconsin State Senate Seat in District Trump Won by 17 PointsScott Walker, the state’s Republican governor, called it a “wake-up call” for his party.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Oprah Should Run — for Governor of WisconsinDemocrats won’t need star power to win the White House in 2020. But they sure could use some at the state level next fall.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. After Tax Cut for the Rich, Trump Hopes to Take Food From Poor KidsThe president plans to cut off food aid to low-income children whose parents are unemployed, or test positive for marijuana.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Voter Suppression In Wisconsin May Have Won the State for TrumpThere’s growing evidence that GOP efforts to discourage voting were as important as any Clinton mistakes in turning the crucial state red.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. 15 Governors — Republicans All — Offer Cheers for Graham-CassidyCountering an earlier bipartisan governors’ letter opposing Graham-Cassidy, 15 GOP governors put on the party yoke.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Wisconsin Just Gave Foxconn Preferential Treatment in Its Court SystemScott Walker lured the tech company to Wisconsin by giving it special privileges in the state’s courts. That could be unconstitutional.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. the national interest
    Republicans Fall Back in Love With Crony CapitalismA central tenet of Obama-era conservatism dies a quiet, lonely death.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. Trump Announces $10 Billion Foxconn Plant in Paul Ryan’s DistrictThe plant will initially employee 3,000, with the potential to add 10,000 more jobs, and eat up billions in incentives.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. select all
    Everything Wrong With Scott Walker’s Grilling TechniqueThis is not how Americans celebrate Memorial Day. Do not normalize this.
    By Brian Feldman
  33. Trump Is Shaping Up As a Nightmare for LaborDespite a strong performance among white working-class voters, Trump will very likely tilt labor law and its enforcement strongly toward employers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. select all
    Scott Walker, Please Stop Tweeting About SandwichesWisconsin’s governor just won’t stop tweeting about ham-and-cheese sandwiches.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  35. The Cynical Dark-Money Game Behind the Effort to Impeach the IRS CommissionerThe whole IRS “scandal” has disguised an effort to hide big donors behind the veil of tax-exempt status.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. What Cruz, Rubio, & Walker Need to Do at the RNCThree pols who lost to Trump but probably still see a future president in the bathroom mirror each morning face interesting challenges.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Scott Walker Says GOP Delegates Should Feel Free to Depose TrumpAs hundreds of Republican delegates join the anti-Trump rebellion, the Wisconsin governor gives their coup attempt his blessing.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Scott Walker Is the Latest Savior for the #NeverTrump CrewThe best thing you can say for the very idle speculation that he will challenge Trump at the GOP convention is that he’s no David French.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. early and awkward
    Scott Walker Bewildered by Trump Naming Him As Potential VPHe “can’t even fathom” appearing on a ticket with Trump.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  40. Walker Endorses Cruz Ahead of Wisconsin PrimaryHe no doubt imagined he’d be playing a very different role in this event. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national circus
    Carly Fiorina and the GOP Outsider BoomAlong with Donald Trump and Ben Carson, she’s the latest 2016 candidate to ride the wave of dissatisfaction with the GOP Establishment to a higher spot in the polls.
    By Frank Rich
  42. Why Donald Trump Needed Scott Walker to Walk AwayThe Wisconsin governor’s departure gives the Donald some breathing room during his toughest week yet.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  43. The Stunning Demise of Scott Walker’s 2016 Campaign: A TimelineHow he went from front-runner to former candidate in less than a year.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. the national interest
    No White House for You, Scott WalkerLeaving the campaign to spend more time with hot ham.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. the national interest
    At Second Presidential Debate, Republicans Try to Out-Crazy Trump, and SucceedReagan, good; Bush, good; taxes and science, bad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. 2016
    Scott Walker Has No Opinion on Migrant Crisis “Everybody wants to talk about hypotheticals; there is no such thing as a hypothetical.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  47. early and awkward
    Romney Is Horrified by Trump — and That’s Restarting ‘Mitt 2016’ Talk“Mitt wants to run. He never stopped wanting to run,” says a senior member of his 2012 team.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  48. the national interest
    8 Ways Scott Walker Revealed His Pure Love of ReaganTakeaways from a revealing interview.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. early and often
    Scott Walker Suggests Northern Border WallHe calls the possible need for a barrier between the U.S. and Canada a “legitimate issue.”
    By Chas Danner
  50. early and often
    Scott Walker Clarifies His Third Position on Birthright CitizenshipHe now supports it, after not having a position on it, after opposing it, all within a week.
    By Chas Danner
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