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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Harry Enten Warns the GOP's 'House Is on Fire' After Losses

Large Democratic margin shifts in recent special elections could produce about a 20-seat Democratic gain in the 2026 House midterms.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Democrats are looking for strong results in next months elections, but can it last? - LGBTQ Nation

It's not so much that Democrats have been winning; it's by how much they have been winning. For example, in a special election for a Virginia Congressional seat, the winner, James Walkinshaw, won by a 50-point margin. By comparison, Kamala Harris carried the same district by 34 points. Similarly, last April in two special Congressional elections in Florida, the Democratic candidates overperformed Harris by 16 and 23 points (but not enough to win the open seats).
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US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

DNC chair says special elections show Democrats are winning, even when they lose

Democrats narrowed margins and showed energized turnout in recent special elections but fell short of flipping a Georgia state Senate seat.
US politics
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump and Johnson are likely doomed in their attempts to thwart an Epstein files vote

Discharge petition on Epstein-related matter has 216 signatures; two expected Democratic special-election winners could push it to 218, forcing a House floor vote.
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