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Some midterm polls were on-target – but finding which pollsters and poll aggregators to believe can be challenging

Pollsters indulged in breezy self-congratulation in the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections. Pre-election polls, they declared, did well overall in signaling outcomes of high-profile U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Four more years? Joe Biden and other Democratic hopefuls for the 2024 presidential nomination

If US president Joe Biden was looking for an excuse not to run in 2024, he didn’t get it in the midterms. Democrats not only avoided the dreaded “red wave”, but also managed to retain control of the Senate, held Republicans to a razor-thin majority in the House, and swept…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

How Michigan Democrats took control for the first time in decades

Republicans were expected to maintain their iron grip on state legislature – but Democrats took control of the vital swing state’s senate and house

The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2022

Control of Congress matters. But which party now runs your state might matter more

In state-level races, Democrats defied expectations, but Republican incumbents held their ground. On the whole, red states continue to grow redder, and blue ones bluer.

WEKU · Nov 11, 2022

LZ Granderson: Democratic victories in Michigan show the way to 2024

This week showed Florida’s governor working hard toward 2024. For Michigan’s reelected leader, Gretchen Whitmer, it looks more like 2024 is coming toward her.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 10, 2022

How Democrats' historic wins will bring 'monumental' shift to Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats have won control of the state Legislature and the governor's office for the first time in 40 years, providing their party with a chance to reverse decades of GOP policies and overturn a Capitol culture that has catered to Republicans.

Tribune News Service · Nov 10, 2022

AP VoteCast: Midterm races a patchwork, not a national vote

If Tuesday’s vote defied the durable history of presidential parties taking heavy losses in a midterm election, it also reinforced an often-forgotten fact: These campaigns are a patchwork of thousands of races, not a nationwide contest

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

US midterm vote: How Democrats thwarted an anticipated ‘red wave’

Abortion rights and Republican tilt to the far right helped Democrats hold on in key races across the US, analysts say.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2022

Democrats hold governorships, make state legislative gains

Dispelling predictions of a red wave, Democrats seized complete control of the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota, and held on to governorships in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, maintaining a bulwark against Republican-dominated legislatures in the latter two states.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Whitmer pledges focus on Michigan economy after reelection

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pledged to “hit the ground running” after winning her second four-year term

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022