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Ope, Sorry: Midwest House Democrats Push for Intercoastal Leaders

Ope, Sorry: Midwest House Democrats Push for Intercoastal Leaders

The view surprised many legislators. Within hours, your map he was in front of President Joe Biden. Dingell lost his leadership race to a Californian, no less, but he's making his way with his call for the party to settle in the middle of the country or risk losing ground in 2024. “Debbie's message was really important,” said Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), a fellow Midwesterner. "That map, essentially, is the evidence that our adversaries have been using against us for some time, which is: we are the coastal part." Dingell is launching what she called the Heartland Caucus, a group…
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3 numbers that show how Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff

3 numbers that show how Raphael Warnock won the Georgia runoff

After passing Walker on Election Day, Warnock narrowly improved his statewide margins in the runoff. He was encouraged by strong enough turnout in the Atlanta area, particularly among black voters. And he built up an advantage with early and mail-in voting that Republicans simply couldn't grasp, an issue the GOP is belatedly addressing after its disappointing midterm elections. Here are the numbers that explain how the incumbent Democrat did it. More than 320,000 votes: Warnock's advantage of the mail and early voting Georgia's runoff results once again highlighted the recent partisan polarization of voting methods. Since 2020, Republican leaders, including…
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The Nation’s Cartoonists in Politics Week

The Nation’s Cartoonists in Politics Week

cartoon carousel Every week, political cartoonists from across the country and across the political spectrum apply their inky skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies, and other shocking events in the world of politics. The fruits of this labor are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and infuriate readers of all political persuasions. Here's a deal on the best of this week's crop, fresh from the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. By POLITICAL STAFF 09/12/2022 04:30amEST
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