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Andrew Prokop

Andrew Prokop

Senior Politics Correspondent

    Latest articles by Andrew Prokop

    Politics
    How Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral CollegeHow Kamala Harris could win (or lose) the Electoral College
    Politics

    Joe Biden’s best path might not be Harris’s best path.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025J.D. Vance has made it impossible for Trump to run away from Project 2025
    Politics

    He wrote the foreword for a new book by Project 2025’s architect — and has backed some of its most extreme ideas.

    By Andrew Prokop
    2024 Elections
    Kamala Harris is the underdog Kamala Harris is the underdog 
    2024 Elections

    Democrats have high hopes, but she’s starting off down in polls and faces challenges ahead.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    It was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe BidenIt was not undemocratic for the Democrats to dump Joe Biden
    Politics

    The party was (belatedly) trying to listen to voters.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?Biden just quit the race and endorsed Kamala Harris. What happens now?
    Politics

    Democrats are taking a leap into the unknown.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    J.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalistsJ.D. Vance’s radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists
    Politics

    “Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”

    By Andrew Prokop
    2024 Elections
    Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?Did Trump’s shooting save Biden’s nomination?
    2024 Elections

    Democratic defections have slowed, but Biden isn’t out of the woods yet.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.Who shot Trump? What we know about the assassination attempt.
    Politics

    This is what happened at the Butler rally, as we understand it right now.

    By Dylan Matthews, Christian Paz and 2 more
    Politics
    Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?Will Trump’s shooting change everything? Or surprisingly little?
    Politics

    Two theories on the political impact of the Trump assassination attempt.

    By Andrew Prokop
    Politics
    What Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear upWhat Biden’s news conference did, and didn’t, clear up
    Politics

    The presser went fine. But the Democratic defections continued.

    By Andrew Prokop