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Reid Wilson

Reid Wilson

Editor-in-Chief, National Journal Hotline

Reid Wilson is editor-in-chief of National Journal Hotline, Washington's premier daily tip sheet on campaigns and elections. He regularly contributes analysis of the national political envir...

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Latest Columns: On the Trail
May 23, 2013

Parties Push For House Retirements

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Exploring the tactics party committees use to pressure vulnerable members of Congress to retire. Read more »
May 16, 2013

Scandals Tailor-Made For GOP Base

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George W. Bush lost control of Congress when voters lost trust of his ability to manage government. Obama faces the same threat in 2014. Read more »
May 9, 2013

Inside The American Crossroads And Koch Post-Mortems

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Conservatives identify what went wrong in 2012 -- and how to fix their problems. Read more »
May 2, 2013

The Democratic Comeback To Voter ID

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In Colorado, Democrats looking to liberalize voting laws to their advantage. Read more »
April 25, 2013

The Week That Kicked Off The Battle For The Senate

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Republicans in position to take back the upper chamber, if they can avoid self-destructive tendencies. Read more »
ON THE TRAIL March 21, 2013

A Republican Divide in Sharp Relief

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There's a growing split between the party's elites, based in D.C. and New York, and the increasingly vocal grassroots. Read more »
ON THE TRAIL January 14, 2013

The Shift Of King Coal

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The coal industry still dominates in Appalachia, and that's becoming very bad news for the Democratic party. Read more »
ON THE TRAIL January 3, 2013

Races to Watch in 2013

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In the era of constant campaigning, politics never stops. While the White House moves on President Obama's second-term agenda and Washington debates the next fiscal cliff, immigration reform and potentially even gun control measures, the strategists and party officials who plot to elect them are already hard at work developing their approach to elections this year -- and laying the foundations for 2014. Read more »
ON THE TRAIL December 25, 2012

Congress Has Outsized Influence Over Obama's Cabinet

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President Obama is allowing the personnel moves that will become critical in forming his foreign policy legacy to be influenced -- even decided -- by Congress Read more »
December 20, 2012

The Most Consequential Candidates of 2012 Show the Art of Politics Is Interpretive

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Early next year, a Democrat will be sworn in as governor of red Montana. A Democrat will take her Senate seat in red North Dakota. Republican governors will gear up for reelection bids in blue Michigan and Wisconsin. They all won in spite of unfavorable political landscapes.  Read more »
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