EditorialPowerful narratives have a way of burying caveats and doubts, and right now it looks as if Ron DeSantis will be able to sell himself as the Republican who overperformed amid general underperformance, Ross Douthat writes. (Illustration by The New York Times; Photo by Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialA supporter listens as David McCormick, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a campaign event at a diner in Edinboro, Pa., on March 5, 2022. ?(Libby March/The New York Times)