Politics A.M.: This midterm election is like no other in a generation

'Full Trumpism': The president's apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity; The Fact Checker's crash course for the 2018 elections

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The Take •  Analysis This midterm election is like no other in a generation Candidates talk about a lot of issues, but the election is about one big thing: What kind of country this is and will be. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » 'Full Trumpism': The president's apocalyptic attacks reach a new level of falsity President Trump has claimed without evidence that Democrats want to destroy the economy, obliterate Medicare and open the borders to violent criminals. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Analysis The Fact Checker's crash course for the 2018 elections We rounded up 47 fact-checks of Democrats, Republicans and outrageous campaign ads. By Salvador Rizzo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity The president succeeded in 2016 after disparaging minority groups, and that strategy is spreading in this year's elections. By Matt Viser  •  Read more »   Racist 'magical Negro' robo-call from 'Oprah' targets Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor's race 'And so I promise that every single person who votes for Stacey Abrams, you're going to get a new car! So you get a car! And you get a car! And you get a car!' By Cleve Wootson  •  Read more »   Fears for ballot integrity and access are growing As voters head to cast ballots, majorities of both Democrats and Republicans say the opposing party has "little or no commitment to fair and accurate elections," new polling finds. By Amy Gardner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Power Up: Will there be a youth wave? Early voting points to yes. Get woke. By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more »   Disasters and drama combine, again, in election-year Florida The nation's biggest swing state has two epic contests Tuesday as 2020 looms. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   Trump administration prepares for massive shake-up after midterms The fates of many top officials hang in the balance as Election Day looms large. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Warnings, celebrities and emotional appeals: Here are closing arguments ahead of midterm election The final pitch to voters was made over the weekend. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more »   'Tale of the tape': Senate battlegrounds will show if Democrats have found the way to win in Trump states The challenge has been on display in Missouri, where Republican Josh Hawley has embraced the president and Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has distanced herself from liberal activists. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Could losing the House actually help Trump in 2020? Perhaps he just can't do much to stop it. But there's also a more conspiratorial explanation. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Technlogy 202 newsletter COMING SOON | Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up  »

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