It’s Up To the Republicans To Seize the Day in November

The party will have to avoid the perils of running a football-type prevent defense.

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
The House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, at the Capitol. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

Republicans are clinging to hopes they’ll be swept into power if they run a version of football’s prevent defense, leaving the door open for a Democratic upset and for Americans to suffer two more years of policies they do not want.

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