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Jim Geraghty

Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review.

Jim Geraghty is a conservative blogger and regular contributor to National Review. He is the author of National Review’s Campaign Spot blog and “Morning Jolt” newsletter.

Geraghty has written two books: Voting to Kill: How 9/11 Launched the Era of Republican Leadership and The Weed Agency: A Comic Tale of Federal Bureaucracy Without Limits.

NR PLUS Elections

Democrats Bet That 2022 Would Be All about Abortion, Not Inflation

By Jim Geraghty 4:10 PM

The Kansas referendum convinced Democrats that the issue of abortion was a magic wand that could overcome, or mitigate, problems on all other issues.

NR PLUS Elections

How Wildly Soft Coverage Keeps Democrats Oblivious to the Real Political Environment

By Jim Geraghty 11:07 AM

In the context of the 2022 Texas governor’s race, does it matter if Beto O’Rourke was warmly welcomed at an Austin music festival?

U.S.

The U.S. Government Is Suddenly Suspicious of Elon Musk

By Jim Geraghty 9:20 AM

The U.S. government is eyeing the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, warily.

White House

How Biden Invited His Own Midterm Rebuke

By Jim Geraghty October 20, 2022

Like presidents past, he front-loaded his term with ambitious, partisan actions, firing up the other party’s grassroots.

Elections

Why Is John Fetterman’s Campaign Telling Us about His High-School Football Days?

By Jim Geraghty October 20, 2022

With 18 days until Election Day, the Fetterman campaign is still running ads introducing him to voters.

Elections

White House in Panic Mode over Midterms

By Jim Geraghty October 19, 2022

There’s a whiff of Democratic panic in the air, as the midterm elections are now less than three weeks away.

Elections

Arizona Democrats Begin to Recognize the Consequences of Their Actions

By Jim Geraghty October 18, 2022

Gee, Arizona Democrats, maybe you should have examined Kari Lake more closely before you meddled in the GOP primary.

Elections

With 20 Days until the Midterms, Biden Is Doing One Campaign Event This Week

By Jim Geraghty October 18, 2022

Too unpopular, too physically infirm to travel much, or both?

World

Whatever Happened to ‘Armageddon’?

By Jim Geraghty October 18, 2022

The short-attention-span theater of our modern media environment works in Joe Biden’s favor once again.

Elections

Oh, Look, Another Floridian Thinking of Running for President

By Jim Geraghty October 17, 2022

For the not-very-well-known Miami mayor Francis Suarez, there’s no downside in just saying you might run.