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Dozens of New Voting Restrictions Have Popped Up After the 2020 Election, Report Finds
When voters go to the polls in November, they’ll face dozens of new restrictions on the ease with which they... More »
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Election Deniers Failed to Hand Wisconsin to Trump but Have Paved the Way for Future GOP Success
This story first appeared at ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter... More »
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Uh Oh, Woman Herschel Walker Paid To Have Abortion Is The Mother Of One Of His Kids
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. And Another Domino Falls... More »
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Why Republicans Could Win Oregon’s Governorship For The First Time In 40 Years
No state voting for governor this year has seen a longer Republican drought than Oregon. In 1982, Republican Gov. Vic Atiyeh handily won reelection, but since then Democrats have come out on top in 10 consecutive gubernatorial elections, allowing them to gover... More »
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After Dobbs, Iowa Democrats Had a Shot at a Senate Seat. The Franken Campaign Wasn’t Prepared.
After years of under-investment in Iowa, Democrats didn’t stand much of a chance at Grassley’s Senate seat. But they could have been better positioned for this post-Dobbs moment. More »
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John Fetterman’s Lead In Pennsylvania Is Tightening — And So Are Democrats’ Chances In The Senate
Pennsylvania was supposed to be the Democrats’ insurance policy. The state’s Senate seat is currently held by a Republican, but Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has comfortably led the race since August. If Democrats win Pennsylvania, their chance of winning... More »
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How Hurricane Ian Could Affect Ron DeSantis’s Political Future
While Hurricane Ian is primarily a human and meteorological story, it is also a political story. Ian is the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Gov. Ron DeSantis was elected in 2018. As a result, it has the potential to be a defining moment for h... More »
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New Details Emerge About *Another* Election Security Breach In Michigan
Last October, we learned that the “brains” of a voting machine in Adams Township, Michigan had gone missing. Now we... More »
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Oklahoma GOP Holds COVID Funds Hostage To Block Gender-Affirming Care
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Trans Kids In The... More »
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Are Democrats Heading For Another Disappointment In North Carolina?
For Democrats, North Carolina has recently been more of a white whale than a bird in hand. No Democrat has won a statewide federal race there since 2008, when former President Barack Obama narrowly won the state by less than 1 percentage point, and the late De... More »
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Beto O’Rourke Is Making His Last Stand in Texas
The former congressman and Democratic sensation is still trying to prove he can win statewide in his home state. More »
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Memo to Biden and DeSantis: Watch Your (Body) Language
The optics of their Florida meeting will be impossible to ignore. More »