Monday, October 26, 2026

The 8 worst candidates of the 2026 midterms

Vivek Ramaswamy. Ken Paxton. Abdul El-Sayed. Many candidates are stumbling through 2026 thanks to scandals or extreme politics. Here are the 8 worst. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Oct 26 2026

 
Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson answers questions from reporters during a campaign stop in Portland, Maine, on Aug. 19, 2026.

Vivek Ramaswamy. Ken Paxton. Abdul El-Sayed. Many candidates are stumbling through 2026 thanks to scandals or extreme politics. Here are the 8 worst.

Election worker drops an absentee ballot in box during early voting on Oct. 20, 2026, at Midtown Voting Center at 4170N. 56th St, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
 

Which race results will you be following on election night? Tell us

Whether you've mailed in your ballot, swung by a polling place, are preparing to vote on Nov. 3 or are sitting this one out, we want to hear from you.

An election worker positions an early voting sign in El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 20, 2026.
 

Republicans are losing favor with Latino voters in midterms

The Latino swing for President Donald Trump in 2024 was remarkable. Did Republicans waste that momentum heading into 2026 midterm elections?

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Oct. 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
 

The GOP broke its promises. Voters should break its majority

President Donald Trump promised no new wars and lower prices. Republicans in Congress let him deliver the opposite. A two-year timeout is the cure.

Social Security Card with cash money dollar bills - living on a fixed income, benefits SSN
 

Americans know Social Security is broken. They also know how to fix it

Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats support proposals to address the shortfall. And these proposals are not out-of-the-box ideas.

Democrats rally during “Stop Project 2025 DEMonstration” events along Florida's Space Coast in Brevard County in March 2025.
 

You don't hear about Project 2025, but its carnage is everywhere

The damage Republicans inflicted on government through Project 2025 will be long-lasting. Will midterm voters write its epilogue come Election Day?

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico campaigns on Oct. 18, 2026, in Plano, Texas.
 

Ken Paxton is the gift Texas Democrats have waited 30 years for

An unpopular Trump, a scandal-plagued Paxton and a flush Talarico give Texas Democrats their best shot in decades. A loss would be devastating.

A horse-drawn carriage travels along 59th Street in Manhattan, captured with a slow shutter speed, in New York City, U.S., Aug. 7, 2025.
 

The end of the reins: New York was right to ban horse carriages

The New York City Council voted to permanently ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park. The only people who will miss them are the tourists.

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is the subject of Lance Oppenheim and Nathan Fielder's buzzy documentary "You Can See Everything."
 

I watched 'You Can See Everything.' I still don't know what to believe

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's 'You Can See Everything' exposes the contours of truth. Sure, we 'saw' everything, but did our eyes deceive us?

Ya'akub Vijandre photographs a protest in an undated photo.
 

I declined to be an FBI informant. Then ICE came for me

23 congressmembers have called for my release from ICE custody, demanding answers about my unconstitutional arrest. Since when is speaking up a crime?

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