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Affordability Is Only Part of the Problem for Voters — And for Political Leaders

Republican allies of President Donald Trump have made clear — sometimes in not-so-subtle ways — that the party risks a catastrophe at the polls in November without a more coherent message about ...
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Flush With Cash, Businessmen Try to Upend GOP Primaries for Governor in Georgia and Michigan

Wealthy businessmen are trying to shake up the races for governor in Georgia and Michigan.Health care executive Rick Jackson has rocketed to the top of Peach State GOP primary polls after spending $10 ...
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A Primer on the 2026 Elections to Run American Democracy

In a cycle packed with competitive contests, the elections to oversee America’s elections may be among the most consequential ...
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Klobuchar Puts Minnesota Governor in Solid Democrat Column

Klobuchar, 65, declared her candidacy at the end of a tumultuous month in Minneapolis. The sudden presence of more than 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities — and the subsequent ...
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Episode 50: Understanding NJ-11’s Special Election Results and Redistricting Updates in VA and MO

On this episode of the Roundtable, Amy, Erin and Matthew discuss the results from NJ-11's special election last week - which ...
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Texas Primary Preview: Two House Democrats in Danger of Losing Primaries

Several House Democrats in the Lone Star State could have their careers cut short this cycle, largely due to the ripple ...
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Episode 51: We Are in the Pain Cave of Politics

Carrie, Amy and Matthew join the Roundtable this week. First, Amy takes a look at Trump's sagging approval ratings among white working-class voters and what that could mean for the midterms. Then, ...
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Heads or Hearts This Year? Voters Will Begin To Tell Us Next Month

Five states with a combined population of nearly 1 in 5 Americans (18 percent of the population) will hold primary elections ...
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Is Trump Losing His Grip on the White Working Class?

President Donald Trump is hemorrhaging support from the coalition of voters that propelled him to victory in 2024: young people, Latinos and independents. But Trump’s once impenetrable wall of support ...
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An Early Look at Virginia Democrats’ Proposed House Map

Virginia Democrats’ redistricting plans are now on hold thanks to a judge in deep red Tazewell County, who ruled that a constitutional amendment to greenlight new district lines could not go before ...
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Democrats Try to Put Florida on the Senate Map with Trump Whistleblower

Democrats hope to expand their narrow path to flipping the Senate after retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman announced that he will challenge Florida GOP Sen. Ashley Moody.
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Trump Hits New Job Approval Lows, Including on Immigration

With nine months to go until the 2026 midterms, President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating — and the marks voters give him on immigration policy — have both hit new lows in The Cook Political ...