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GOP faces worrying pattern in midterms

Democrats are outperforming past baselines in Trump-era districts, though the Senate map remains steep

Salon · Feb 23

Walz v Vance: two midwesterners miles apart in politics ready for debate

Democratic and Republican vice-presidential candidates will face off on 1 October in unusually important debate

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2024

Harris Neutralizing A Key Trump Advantage: Crowd Size

Some 14,000 ecstatic voters packed a Philadelphia arena Tuesday to see their favorite candidate.

International Business Times · Aug 8, 2024

FACT FOCUS: Gaping holes in the claim of 2K ballot ‘mules’

A film debuting in over 270 theaters across the United States this week uses a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election nearly 18 months after it ended

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Wisconsin legislators calling it quits at a pace that might top WWII’s modern-day high

The mass exodus comes amid uncertainty over legislative boundaries due to a redistricting fight, an ever-more partisan political environment and years of animosity between majority Republicans and minority Democrats.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2022

How gerrymandering allows a purple state to promote Trump’s big lie

Wisconsin Republicans emboldened by untouchable majority in state legislature are promoting extreme antidemocratic laws

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2022