If Democrats Can Tell the Right Story, They’ll Keep Winning
A New Republic opinion article argues that Democrats should refuse to choose between two readings of the 2026 midterms—voter fury over gas prices and inflation, or rejection of MAGA—and instead braid both into a fact-based story, judging anti-corruption the tale that works best, with Hannah Arendt's account of facts needing narrative as its frame. President Trump blamed the Iran war for the GOP's drubbing, while Hakeem Jeffries called the results "a stunning rebuke for MAGA extremism" and Hungary's Tisza party is cited as a model of tying corruption to costs.
