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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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Lia Beck

Political Expert Shaniqua McClendon Breaks Down What's Actually at Stake in 2025's "Odd-Year" Elections

A photo of Nikki Ogunnaike with an inset photo of Shaniqua McClendon and text reading Money. Power. Style. Nice Talk with Nikki Ogunnaike.

There's no such thing as an "off-year" election, if you ask Shaniqua McClendon. The VP of Political Strategy at Crooked Media prefers to call elections like the ones happening this year "odd-year" elections.

"I feel like there's no off years," McClendon says on the latest episode of "Nice Talk". "These super down-ballot races matter a lot, and that's typically what's happening in an odd year."

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