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Is Arizona really becoming more purple? What the 2024 Senate race could tell us

WASHINGTON — In 2018, when she was still a member of the Democratic Party, Kyrsten Sinema ran her Senate campaign as a self-described "Arizona Independent," a distinction that helped her become the first Democrat to win the seat in three decades.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2023

Rep. Ruben Gallego jumps into Arizona Senate race

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is jumping into the U.S. Senate race, declaring a run on Monday for the seat currently held by newly independent Sen. Krysten Sinema.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Rep. Ruben Gallego jumps into Arizona Senate race - Roll Call

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is running for Senate. Incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an independent, hasn't said if she's running again.

Roll Call · Jan 23, 2023

The biggest losers in the US midterm elections? Republican mega-donors

Donors like Peter Thiel poured millions into candidates that no amount of money could sell to voters while Mehmet Oz self-funded a failed run

The Guardian - US · Dec 6, 2022

What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms

What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms.

WEKU · Nov 25, 2022

GOP's lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting

Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats’ stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

After another missed majority, McConnell stares into more conflict with Trump, conservatives

WASHINGTON — The last time Mitch McConnell wrestled back a Republican Senate majority was in 2014, when the GOP picked up a modern record of nine seats during the second midterm of Barack Obama’s presidency.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 20, 2022

GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along US-Mexico border

The Republican Party set its sights on South Texas and other areas around the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2022 midterm elections in part of its push for a so-called “red wave” to usher in a large House majority.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border - Roll Call

Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide.

Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022

Gallego: Sinema did "nothing" to help

"Senator Sinema was nowhere to be found, at all," likely primary challenger says

Salon · Nov 16, 2022