RealClearPolitics August 12, 2026 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Socialist Wave Hits Wall With Upset in Wisconsin

Susan Crabtree, RealClearPolitics

Francesca Hong's Defeat Won't Stop the DSA

Freddie Gray, The Spectator

Darline Graham Makes Runoff, Faces Uphill Battle

Alec Hernandez, Politico

Disaster Averted for Republicans in Minnesota

John Hinderaker, PowerLine

Why AOC's Pivot on 'Woke' Politics Isn't Unreasonable

Zeeshan Aleem, MS Now

If 'Woke 1' Was 'Crazy,' What Does AOC Call the DSA?

David Harsanyi, DC Examiner

As Dems Turn to Socialism, AOC a Serious Candidate for 2028

Doug Schoen, WSJ

Can Dems Flip the House? Look to 4 Pennsylvania Districts

Salena Zito, Wash Post

Max Miller’s Reelection Chances Look Increasingly Bleak

Nia Prater, NY Magazine

Mamdani’s Honeymoon With New York Is Over

James Fanelli, Wall Street Journal

How Hamas' Attack on Israel Is Transforming U.S. Politics

Ben Weingarten, RCI

Fauci Hysteria Reveals Big Flaw of Our Political System

Matt Bai, Rolling Stone

What Anthony Fauci's Texts Reveal

Bevan, Trende & Walworth, RCP on SiriusXM

Rogers Is the Real Radical in Michigan Senate Race

Heather Digby Parton, Salon

El-Sayed Proclaimed 'Obligation' To Follow Sharia Law

Kerr & Schwalb, Free Beacon

How Dems Can Repair the Broken Supreme Court

Sen. Adam Schiff, Los Angeles Times

Margaret Brennan Exists To Speak Power to Truth

Chris Bray, The Federalist

TDIH - August 12 Generic Ballot: '26: Dems +7.1 | '22: GOP +0.1 | '18: Dems +3.9

RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition

Why Hong Lost: Voters Care About Police and Thanksgiving

Emily Jashinsky, UnHerd

What Hong's Loss Means for Progressives

Benjy Sarlin, Vox

Democrats Learning Wrong Lessons From Third World

John Davidson, The Federalist

MN Primaries: Good for Left, Tough for My Pillow Guy

Ed Kilgore, New York Magazine

The Worst News Any Parent Can Receive

Rep. Mike Lawler, New York Post

Class Gap on the Left Threatens Any Winning Coalition

Dustin Guastella, The Guardian

Why Does Europe Struggle With Free Speech?

Derek Lux, RealClearBooks

Europe: A New Dark Age or Renaissance?

Tokarev & Harizanov, European Conservative

Trump Is Trapped in His YOLO War in Iran

Alex Shephard, The New Republic

Trump Already Won. Ending War Is Iran's Problem Now

James Carafano, 1945

A Chatbot's False Confession

Amanda Knox, The Free Press

Maine (FOX News): Jackson (D) 48, Collins (R) 46 | RCP Senate Map | Gov