The victory of a Democratic Socialist in a New York primary will not lead to the dictatorship of the proletariat. It’s an incremental addition to the long history of moderate socialism in the US.
Ohio Democratic candidate Danny O'Connor, left, and Republican candidate Troy Balderson.
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A nail-biting race in what was thought to be a safe seat for Republicans in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District is a troubling sign for the party in November.
Tour by activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to get young people registered.
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More than 6 million US citizens can’t vote because they’ve been convicted of a felony. But states are beginning to change their laws. Will it make a difference?
Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at his campaign’s night watch party in San Francisco.
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The top two system in California was created to draw out more centrist candidates and voters, but data from primaries past show it’s just not working.
Florida’s Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson meets with residents of Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, where Donald Trump also campaigned in 2016.
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Caribbean immigrants in Miami are upending old assumptions about black voters in Florida. Neither party should take them for granted in this November’s midterm election.
In the past, running for political office and being a mother were seemingly incompatible. A scholar of gender and politics explains why times are changing.
Does every person’s vote count?
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