Democrats Are Even Losing the Re-Write of the 2014 Election

The dueling teams of Jeremy Peters/Carl Hulse and Phil Rucker/Robert Costa are up with rich, must-read, narrative-hardening stories about how the Republican establishment won the midterms. To paraphrase Bill Hader's beloved Stefan, these stories have everything—Senate Democrats on the record trashing the White House, NRSC staffers recalling the murder boards that warned candidates not to make rape gaffes, Mitch McConnell personally scouring FEC reports to find people who owed him money, Bob Dole micromanaging Pat Roberts's campaign. (Dole's micromanagement of his own previous campaigns had always been covered as a flaw.) Read them, know them, love them.

Also, take in some fascinating examples of history being written by the victor. From the Peters/Hulse story, here's a retelling of the Obama gaffe that thrilled the GOP.