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Morning Digest: The battlefield makes one last push into unimaginable turf

Republicans responded to the Supreme Court’s late April decision to gut the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais by passing a new congressional map that transformed Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields’ ...
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Mark your calendars for The Downballot/Strength In Numbers election night livestream!

The Downballot and Strength In Numbers are delighted to invite you to join us for our live coverage of the midterm election ...
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Morning Digest: Well-known Nebraska Democrat joins race to take on Don Bacon

Democratic state Sen. John Cavanaugh announced on Wednesday that he would challenge Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon in the Omaha-based 2nd District, the bluest House seat in the nation held by a Republican.
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Morning Digest: How Ramaswamy could sabotage the Ohio GOP all the way down the ballot

But the music stopped early for one key player. While Yost might have been pleased in January of 2025 when DeWine appointed ...
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Morning Digest: How Arizona Democrats can win a trifecta for the first time in 60 years

Republicans, who have spent the last four years in conflict with Hobbs, are going into next week’s election with a 17-13 ...
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Morning Digest: Democrats take aim at Nebraska seat they've won just once in nine decades

As Democrats seek to put deep-red House seats in play across the country, a top super PAC just launched a last-minute sneak ...
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Morning Digest: Why Minnesota Democrats face headwinds in their quest to reclaim state government

The showdown for the legislature comes as Republicans are hoping a backlash against Democrats will help power them to their ...
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Morning Digest: Keisha Lance Bottoms seeks a boost from Georgia’s top Democrat, Jon Ossoff

The freshman senator could boost his party all the way down the ticket with a strong showing at the ballot box ...
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Morning Digest: Ramaswamy stands by attack ad featuring opponent’s estranged mother

Democrats across the country responded to the ad with fury. Acton’s campaign put out a statement from her brother, Philip ...
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Special elections show Democrats headed for a year as good as 2018—if not better

We can look at two special elections in New Hampshire in nearby counties, one in 2018 and one in 2026, to see why this ...
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Morning Digest: Michigan Republican who fell just short in '24 will run for Senate again

Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers announced on Monday that he would run for the Senate, five months after he narrowly lost the general election for Michigan's other Senate seat. Democrat Elissa ...
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How voters across the country can block MAGA judges from joining state supreme courts

At a time when Donald Trump and the MAGA movement seek to undermine fair elections, civil rights, and the rule of law—and with much of the federal judiciary under the sway of conservative ...