Upshot: Politics and Identity: It's Complicated

Also: the upside of rising interest rates View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Friday, October 12, 2018 [NYTimes.com/Upshot »]( [Americans Say Their Politics Don’t Define Them. But It’s Complicated.]( By EMILY BADGER AND QUOCTRUNG BUI When you look in the mirror, do you see a parent, a partisan or a professional? [Interest Rates Are Rising for All the Right Reasons]( By NEIL IRWIN Here’s what the bond market is really telling us about the economic future. [Hurricane Michael: One Mile of Devastation in Florida]( By ANJALI SINGHVI, DEREK WATKINS, K.K. REBECCA LAI, TROY GRIGGS AND KAREN YOURISH We analyzed aerial images of Mexico Beach, Fla., and found that half of the buildings along a one-mile stretch were completely destroyed. ADVERTISEMENT FEEDBACK For suggestions on how we can improve this newsletter, write to newsletters@nytimes.com. If you have a compelling data set you’d like us to pursue, send it to [dear.upshot@nytimes.com](mailto:dear.upshot@nytimes.com?subject=Upshot%20Newsletter%20Feedback). Weekly Highlights [Where We Live]( By TIM WALLACE, DEREK WATKINS AND JOHN SCHWARTZ Explore your community with this one-of-a-kind interactive map. [Live From the Battleground Districts: Polls of the Key Races for House Control]( By NATE COHN In a first, the Upshot and Siena College will publish polling results in real time. [The Trump Rally: A Play in Three Acts]( By KATIE ROGERS The art of Making America Great Again. And again. And again. In Case You Missed It ...  [N.F.L. Playoff Machine: Every Team’s Playoff Chances]( An interactive calculator that lets you explore every team’s path to the N.F.L. playoffs.  [The Trail of Clues in the Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi]( By ANJALI SINGHVI, CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT, MALACHY BROWNE AND CARLOTTA GALL Turkish investigators are looking into the case of Mr. Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and vanished. LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here.]( ADVERTISEMENT FOLLOW UPSHOT [Facebook] [FACEBOOK]( [Twitter] [@UpshotNYT]( Get more [NYTimes.com newsletters »]( | Get unlimited access to NYTimes.com and our NYTimes apps. [Subscribe »]( ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's The Upshot newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Subscriptions]( | [Change Your Email]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact]( | [Advertise]( Copyright 2018 The New York Times Company 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018