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fromFortune
5 days agoDemocrats in disarray as rank and file clash with Chuck Schumer's plan to run elderly moderates in must-win races | Fortune
Clearly there's a disagreement of strategy here. The business-as-usual calculation for what is going to be successful in a given election cycle does not necessarily, in my view, meet the moment.
SF politics
#voter-suppression
US politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks agoSounds Like the GOP Is Eager to Literally Fight Democrats in Order to Pass the Voter Suppression SAVE America Act
Republicans plan a prolonged Senate floor fight over the SAVE America Act to force Democrats to defend voting eligibility requirements despite lacking votes to pass the bill.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 weeks agoSounds Like the GOP Is Eager to Literally Fight Democrats in Order to Pass the Voter Suppression SAVE America Act
Republicans plan a prolonged Senate floor fight over the SAVE America Act to force Democrats to defend voting eligibility requirements despite lacking votes to pass the bill.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks agoRepublicans Have a New Plan to Trick People Into Voting Against Abortion Rights. This One Is Working.
Anti-abortion ballot initiatives have failed consistently since 2022, but opponents may now succeed by deliberately confusing voters about what they're voting for.
#trump
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days agoTrump Wildly Claims He Has Process' to Fund ICE that Bypasses the Senate Filibuster'
Trump claims to have a process to fully fund ICE without Senate votes, criticizing Democrats for wanting to defund law enforcement agencies.
#congressional-redistricting
NYC politics
fromUSA TODAY
1 month agoIn win for GOP, Supreme Court blocks NY map change before midterms
The Supreme Court blocked a New York state court ruling that would have redrawn a congressional district to increase Democratic voting power, allowing Republicans to maintain control of the only GOP-held seat in New York City.
SF politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks agoCandidates scramble, one quits, after redistricting shakes up California's congressional races
California's mid-decade congressional redistricting has reshaped districts, potentially sending gay Democrat Robert Garcia to represent conservative Huntington Beach, a city that previously voted to ban Pride flags from public property.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks agoRepublican Congressman Turned Independent Now Says He's Open to Caucusing With Dems
Rep. Kevin Kiley switched to Independent status and remains open to caucusing with Democrats if reelected, while currently maintaining Republican caucus membership due to House rules.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCommentary: With midterm vote starting, here's where things stand in national redistricting fight
Trump orchestrated partisan gerrymandering in Texas to preserve Republican House control, triggering a nationwide wave of retaliatory redistricting by Democrats across multiple states.
#redistricting
SF politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
SF politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks agoThe next redistricting battle might be who is counted in state legislative districts
Republican officials are pushing to redraw state legislative districts based on eligible voters only, excluding non-citizens and children, which would shift political power from diverse urban areas to older, whiter rural regions.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks agoRetiring GOP Senator Trashes Republican Party's Lazy and Unstrategic' Handling of Bitter Senate Runoff
Sen. Tillis criticizes the Texas Senate runoff as divisive, blaming Republicans for laziness and poor strategy while Trump delays his endorsement between Cornyn and Paxton.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks agoRepublican governor signs bill urging citizens to rat on "suspect" voters - LGBTQ Nation
South Dakota's new law allows voters to challenge other residents' voting rights based on suspected non-citizenship, requiring signed sworn statements with documented evidence filed 90 days before elections.
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks agoThe midterm primaries are turning out to be really bad news for incumbents - LGBTQ Nation
In perhaps a vain attempt to prove themselves moderate, the Democratic lawmakers helped override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes. Voters responded with the kind of ballot-box fury that should serve as a lesson to other incumbents. It wasn't just a case that the incumbents lost. They were buried, with several of them getting trounced by margins of 40 points or more.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.dailynews.com
2 months agoRepublicans ask US Supreme Court to bar California from using new House maps while case is decided
California GOP asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block voter-approved Proposition 50 congressional maps, seeking reinstatement of 2021 maps while alleging racial gerrymandering.
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