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Blake Hounshell

Blake Hounshell is the editor of the On Politics newsletter. He previously was managing editor for Washington and politics at Politico.

  1. Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Woo or Condemn Young Voters

    As Democrats keep winning millennials and Gen Z, Republicans are still debating how to get them back.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  2. Just What Do McCarthy’s Antagonists Want, and Why Won’t They Budge?

    The Republican holdouts are showing that party leaders’ usual methods of arm-twisting no longer work. “It’s not about policies, it’s about the fight,” said one former operative.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  3. A Democrat’s Unusual, Up-Close View of DeSantis

    Jared Moskowitz worked closely with the Florida governor as his emergency management czar. Now, he’s joining Congress.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  4. This Race Will Test the Limits of Democrats’ Red-State Survival Strategies

    Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky is popular. Is that enough to win in a state where Democrats have struggled?

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  5. How the Worst Fears for Democracy Were Averted in 2022

    A precariously narrow but consequential slice of the electorate broke with its own voting history to reject openly extremist Republican candidates — at least partly out of concern for the health of the political system.

    By Charles Homans, Jazmine Ulloa and Blake Hounshell

     

  6. Joe Lieberman to Kyrsten Sinema: Come on In, the Water’s Warm

    Few others know quite what it’s like to infuriate the Democratic Party by leaving it.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  7. Why No One in Politics Wants to Talk About the Sam Bankman-Fried Scandal

    The fallout from the crypto controversy is widely spread — and it has hit both parties.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  8. An Early Trump Backer’s Message to the Republican Party: Dump Him

    Tom Marino, one of the first members of Congress to support Trump, now says the G.O.P. “has to do whatever it has to do” to get away from him.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  9. Is There Still Room in the G.O.P. for Mitch Daniels?

    Allies of the wonkish, 73-year-old university president are urging him to run for Senate. It would be a fascinating political experiment.

    By Blake Hounshell

     

  10. Why Democrats Feel Surprisingly Good Heading Into 2023

    President Biden’s polling has ticked upward. Gas prices are down. And Republicans are at loggerheads.

    By Blake Hounshell