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RealClearPolitics Week of July 20, 2026 Archives

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Monday, July 20
My Son Was Killed by ICE. I Want Accountability
Rachel Reyes, New York Times
The Moral Test of Self Government
Joe Abraham, RealClearPolitics
4 Competing Priorities Bog Down GOP Ahead of Midterms
Jarrell Dillard, Wash Post
Mamdani & Co. Want a Communist Revolution in America
Miranda Devine, NY Post
The Michigan Dem Primary Has Grown Absolutely Toxic
Lauren Egan, The Bulwark
Is Haley Stevens Talking Michiganese?
Jay Nordlinger, Washington Post
Trump Made World Cup a Stage for His Cruelty, Corruption
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Trump's World Cup Vision Showed America at Its Best
Andrew Giuliani, FOX News
How To Fix a Supreme Court That Has Gone Off the Rails
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate
Mail-In-Voting: Appeals Court Hands Trump Big Win
David Catron, American Spectator
Escalation in Iran Makes Endgame More Urgent
Stephen Collinson, CNN
There Is No Alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
Andrew Collingwood, Spectator World
Don’t Rebuild USAID. Build Something Better
Valerie Huber, RealClearPolitics
College's New Cheating Culture
Natalie Sandoval, USA Today
The Interview Exposing Academia’s Cluelessness
Megan McArdle, Washington Post
What Scholars Think of Nolan's Version of 'The Odyssey'
Hillel Italie, The Independent
The Odyssey Is Part of the Culture War the Right Can't Win
Sasha Stone, Substack
Generic: Wash Post: D+3 | CNBC: D+4 | Harvard-Harris: D+2 | RCP Avg: D+4.7
Tuesday, July 21
Dems' Elusive Hunt for White Male Working-Class Voters
Victor Davis Hanson, AG


Who Counts As “Working Class”?
Eric Levitz, Vox
High Stakes in the Michigan Senate Race
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Are Dems Better or Worse Off in Maine?
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Jon Ossoff Proving Dems Don't Need To Punch Left 
Bill Scher, Washington Monthly
Zero Sympathy for Dems’ Political Death March
Scott McKay, The American Spectator
Is Mark Kelly Running for President?
Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic
Why Dems Can't Do Better Than Kamala Harris in 2028
Daniel McCarthy, RCP
Democrats Seek To Halt Trump’s Renewed Attacks on Iran
Shane, et al, Politico
America Winning War With Iran. It's Only a Matter of Time
Hugh Hewitt, FOX News
Our Andy's Odyssey Has All the Makings of an Epic Fail
Tim Stanley, The Telegraph
A Massive Manufacturing Push in Pennsylvania
Salena Zito, Washington Post
Republicans Last Minute Priorities Are Horribly Misplaced
Hayes Brown, MS NOW
California Seeks To Enjoin Democracy
Michael Buschbacher, RealClearPolitics
The Day Democrats Return to Wall Street
Quoth the Raven, Substack
'The Odyssey': An Epic for Our Times
Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine
We Are Living Through an Era of Cultural Destruction
John Davidson, The Federalist
Trump Approval: M. Consult 44% | YouGov 40% | Ras Rpts 45% | RCP Avg: 41.2%
Wednesday, July 22
Trump Picks Run the Table in Arizona, Biggs To Face Hobbs
Susan Crabtree, RCP


Maine Democrats Are Missing an Opportunity
Kaivan Shroff, MS NOW
Dems Completely Blind to DSA's Brazen Party Coup
Karol Markowicz, New York Post
The DSA Sweet Spot: Highly Educated, Downwardly Mobile
Nate Silver, Substack
Democrats Bleeding Working Class Voters
Bevan, Cannon, & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Progressives Don't Have To Swear Allegiance to DSA's Crazy Ideas
Van Jones, X
Democrats’ 1972 Re-Do
J.T. Young, RealClearPolitics
Benjamin Netanyahu Is a War Criminal
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, X
Mayor Mamdani Is a Total Clown
Sen. John Fetterman, Newsmax
ICE Detention Centers Cause Lasting Damage. Shut Them
Joan Cook, USA Today
6,600 Noncitizens Found on NJ Voter Rolls
Brianna Lyman, The Federalist
When China Gets Its Own Mythos
Michael Sulmeyer, Foreign Affairs
The New Terror Network
Francis Sempa, The American Spectator
Misunderstanding the Odyssey
Sumantra Maitra, The American Conservative
The Real Reason Conservatives Hate Nolan's Odyssey
Alex Galbraith, Salon
Biden Bucks: Climate Change Funds a Bonanza for State Outfits
James Varney, RCI
Love Her or Not, Sophie Cunningham Won't Be Ignored
Hallie Grossman, ESPN
'28 NH Dems: AOC 22, Buttigieg 21, Kelly 9, Newsom 8, Sanders 6, Harris 5
Thursday, July 23
The Democrats Have a Communist Problem
Sasha Stone, Substack


Trump's Cries of 'Communist' Follow Familiar Script
Alexander Verbeek, Substack
Will Democrats Disavow the DSA Platform?
Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Is Trump Losing Older Voters?
Heather Digby Parton, Salon
Dems Hope for Nebraska or Montana Senate Surprise
Henry Olsen, Washington Post
Vote Fraud in New Jersey
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RealClearPolitics on SiriusXM
NJ's Election Disclosure Doesn't Prove Trump's Claims
Chris Brennan, USA Today
Mamdani Is a Clown. And the ICC Is a Joke
David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner
The Smithsonian’s Show Trial on Capitol Hill
Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic
Founders Would Be Ashamed of Woke Bias at Smithsonian
Miranda Devine, NY Post
Dems Need To Hammer Trump on His Corruption
Steven Greenhouse, The Guardian
Maine Democrats Make Another Mistake
Ingrid Jacques, USA Today
South Carolina, Not Maine Is Similar to 2024
Kaivan Shroff, Newsweek
Liz Warren Finds Her Nazi Red Line
Andrew Stiles, Washington Free Beacon
Clock Is Running Out for Thousands of Immigrant Children
Paula Fitzgerald, RCP
Judge Boasberg Gets Caught Exceeding His Own Power
Jonathan Turley, FOX News
Something Is Rotten in the WNBA
Kirsten Fleming, New York Post
GOP '28 (Emerson): Vance 39, Rubio 38, Trump Jr. 5, DeSantis 5, Cruz 2 | Dems
Friday, July 24
The Robots Cometh
Charlie Campbell, Time


Is This the Future We Really Want?
Ned Ryun, RealClearPolitics
Trump Is Losing Patience Over Iran War
Linskey and Dawsey, Wall Street Journal
Iran and the New Rules of Global Power
Robert Pape, Foreign Affairs
Elbridge Colby: A Defense of Trump's Grand Strategy
Ross Douthat, New York Times
It's Important Mamdani Said Netanyahu Is a War Criminal
Sara Pequeno, USA Today
Jews Are No Longer Safe in New York, They Should Leave
Roger Simon, Substack
Dems With Big Lead as Midterms Approach
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
The Long, Strange Trip for Democrats in Maine Is Almost Over
Ben Jacobs, Slate
Who Benefits From a Rocket Primary?
Alex Rosado, RealClearPolitics
WI Governor’s Primary Is a Debacle for Democrats
Andrew Prokop, Vox
Schumer Prepares for Election Doomsday Scenarios
Vitali & Boudreaux, MS Now
Trump and the Authoritarians
J. Peder Zane, RealClearPolitics
The Case Against Blanche's Confirmation Just Got Stronger
Nick Akerman, MS Now
Confirm Todd Blanche Without Delay
David Bossie, Washington Times
The Trump Administration Is Pushing a Culture of Hate
Rep. Angie Nixon, Newsweek
VDH: Newsom Pushed California to a Tipping Point
Kate Andrews, Washington Post
Dem '28 (Emerson): Buttigieg 19, Newsom 17, AOC 13,Ossoff 13, Harris 8 | GOP
Saturday, July 25
Triumphant Trump Returns to WH Correspondent's Dinner
Connor Stringer, Telegraph
Trump Bombed at the WHCD - and Proved the Media's Point
Brian Stelter, CNN
Karl Rove: Dem Socialism a Gift to GOP
Bevan, Cannon & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM
Troy Jackson About To Learn Why Collins Keeps Winning
Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd
Andy Beshear Is What’s Wrong With the Democratic Party
Kali Holloway, The Nation
More Gubernatorial Race Chaos in Wisconsin
Scott Walker, Washington Times
Democrats’ Unintended Consequences for Making SC First
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Ilhan Omar's Sister Linked to Figures in MN's Fraud Scandal
Luke Rosiak, Daily Wire
Stephen Miller Lays Bare White House's Religious Hypocrisy
Luke Russert, MS Now
Cornyn, Tillis Drag Their Feet on Blanche's Nomination
Shawn Fleetwood, Federalist
Dismantling ICC Trump's Most Chilling Move of All
Steve Bloomfield, The Guardian
Sorry, Mamdani: Socialism Is NOT Just Like Having a Library
Robby Soave, Reason
The Radical Activism of the American Library Association
Dan Kleinman, RCP
Medicare-for-All Has a Doctor Problem
Eric Levitz, Vox
World Cup’s Lesson: Invest in America’s Greatest Attractions
Brian Yablonski, RCP
No Wonder Elon Musk Hates ‘The Odyssey’
Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
Sophie Cunningham Refuses To Bend to the Mob
Billy Hallowell, Washington Times
Sunday, July 26
Inside the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party
Goldmacher & Epstein, New York Times
GOP Sees 'Scary' Lack of Enthusiasm Ahead of Midterms
Goodwin & Binday, WaPo
Dems' 'Working Class' Candidates Are an Elite Con
Dace Potas, USA Today
Maine Democrats Made Right Choice With Troy Jackson
Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now
Sherrod Brown Faces Steep Climb To Win Back His Old Job
Severns & Wise, WSJ
How Trump Could Undermine the Midterms
George Chidi, The Guardian
Dems Just Lost the Narrative on Voter Fraud
Joe Concha, Washington Examiner
Trump Makes a Mockery of the WHCD
Jacques Berlinerblau, MS Now
Media's Anti-Trump Bias On Full Display at WHCD Redo
Michael Goodwin, NY Post
Why Democrats Need To Think Smaller To Win Bigger
Jonathan Martin, Politico
Vance's Old School Politics Might Just Save the GOP
Douglas MacKinnon, The Hill
The Complicated Path to DC Statehood
Lauren Boyer, RealClearPolitics
Odysseus Visits the Smithsonian
Roger Kimball, American Greatness
Warnings Aren't Needed at The Smithsonian
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
LA's Surging Homeless Count Is Trouble for Bass
Joel Pollak, California Post
How Can California Be Saved?
Steve Hilton, Washington Post
I'm Definitely Not Writing About Explosive Diarrhea
Dave Barry, Substack
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