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Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems
CONCORD, New Hampshire— Pete Buttigieg is barnstorming the nation in the final weeks before the midterms, boosting candidates in battlegrounds and even areas
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Obama to campaign with El-Sayed and Benson in Michigan
Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Detroit with Michigan Democrats later this month, giving the party a high-profile boost ahead of the start of
House Republicans are bracing for catastrophe in once safe red seats
In late September, top Republicans across House GOP leadership, leading political operations and individual campaigns received a trove of internal polling. It
David Plouffe warns Dems: Don’t take North Carolina for granted
National Democrats are increasingly shifting their attention away from North Carolina’s Senate race as polls show former Gov. Roy Cooper ahead, eyeing once
Republicans’ SNAP changes land in crunch time for midterms
Under the political radar, the country’s food stamps program is undergoing a slow-motion transformation. The ramifications could bubble up into the
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Even Trump voters think Republicans should split from the president to win
One in four Trump voters say GOP candidates should break with the president to win in November, according to the latest POLITICO Poll, conducted by






