Ronald Brownstein, a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of presidential campaigns, is Atlantic Media's editorial director for strategic partnerships, in charge of long-term editorial strategy. He also writes a weekly column and regularly contributes other pieces for the National Journal, contributes to Quartz, and The Atlantic, and coordinates political coverage and activities across publications produced by Atlantic Media.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Is Donald Trump Outflanking Hillary Clinton?
The Democratic nominee faces the risk that she has overestimated her hold on the states most central to her strategy.
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Ron Edmonds / AP Why Won't Hillary Clinton Defend Trade Deals?
Most Democrats believe they and the U.S. economy benefit from globalization—but even as Trump attacks NAFTA and TPP, the Democratic nominee has declined to defend them.
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John Minchillo / AP The Tipping Points of the 2016 Election
An analysis of voting trends in key swing states hints that voter allegiances will be starker and more influential than ever.
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David Goldman / AP How Clinton Can Shift Resources From the Old to the Young
The presidential candidate should learn from her husband’s 1997 budget deal if she wants her agenda to succeed with Republicans.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Trump May Be Finished—but Trumpism Is Just Getting Started
By exposing the grievances of blue-collar white voters, the Republican nominee has shaped his party in ways that could last long after the election ends.
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Mike Segar / Reuters How Trump Could Become a 'Political Black Hole' for the GOP
Mired in scandal, Trump’s fading chances to win the presidency could severely harm the Republican effort to retain their congressional majority.
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Cliff Owen / AP Is the GOP Donald Trump's Party—or Paul Ryan's?
Mike Pence made a valiant effort on Tuesday night to paper over sharply divergent visions of the Republican future.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Clinton and Trump Are Shuffling the Electoral Map
Democrats are increasingly looking toward Sunbelt states rather than Rustbelt states for victory in 2016 and beyond. Not long ago that would have been unthinkable.
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Madeline Drexler / AP Donald Trump Proved to Be No Ronald Reagan
All the nominee had to do at the first debate was appear polite and reasonable for 90 minutes. He failed.
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David Goldman / AP Donald Trump's Unproductive Monday Night
The Republican’s debate performance likely won’t calm voters’ apprehensions about his candidacy.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters What It Will Take to Win the Debate
Advice from campaign veterans as the two candidates prepare for their first debate
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Growing Gap Between Town and Country
As Trump-like views gain strength in rural areas internationally, diverse urban centers push for acceptance.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Millennial Voters May Cost Hillary Clinton the Election
The Democratic nominee hasn't matched the support Barack Obama garnered during his presidential campaigns. Can she turn that around before November?
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Nancy Wiechec / Reuters America's Cultural Civil War
As the country’s ideological and demographic trends continue to favor Clinton, Trump’s blue-collar white backers become more isolated.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The 30 Million Immigrants Trump Would Turn Away
The candidate’s plan to constrict legal immigration would sharply reduce the flow of immigration over the next half century.
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Jim Young / Reuters Voters Don't Split Tickets Anymore
Republican senators hoping for the support of constituents who aren’t backing Trump may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
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Mary Altaffer / AP Can Trump Afford to Betray Anti-Immigrant Voters?
Republicans who supported deportation gave the Republican presidential nominee his margin of victory in most key primary contests.
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Mark Makela / Reuters Why Democrats Keep Winning Presidential Elections
If Hillary Clinton beats Donald Trump, her party will have set a record in American politics.
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Noah Berger / Reuters The Problem With Public Colleges Going Tuition-Free
Hillary Clinton’s proposal to make public higher education more accessible to lower- and middle-income students could have the opposite effect.
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Brennan Linsley / AP Republicans Need to Get Ready for the Trump Aftershock
Win or lose, the GOP’s presidential nominee will trigger a lasting power shift in the party.
