The midterms were a classic example of a restoration election in which voters rein in a dictatorial presidency and reset the constitutional order.
Five years after founding The Times’s flagship newsletter, Mr. Leonhardt recently began a new role on Opinion, overseeing the editing and writing of the paper’s editorials.
While the findings are dated, they come as many current and former Justice Department officials fear that the incoming Trump administration will run the department with an eye toward score-settling.
John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were the last presidential candidates to debate with no live audience during a general election.