The midterms are beginning to look eerily like they did two decades ago, right down to the vulnerable New England moderate and the dull midwestern interloper.

It has become customary for many publications to eulogize important public figures who died during the previous year. Along these lines, the Toteboard would like to offer its own tributes to a small number of people who rejoined their ancestors in 2025.

To say this is going to be an uphill battle is a gross understatement, but there is a grain of historical precedent to allow for a small degree of hopefulness.