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Morning Digest: Michael Bennet may not be the frontrunner for Colorado governor anymore
His primary opponent's bumper sticker: "Weiser for governor. Bennet for Senate."
20 hrs ago • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Marquee runoffs will once again test Trump's influence over the GOP
Officer-holders endorsed by Trump face serious headwinds from outsiders
Jun 15 • Jeff Singer
Morning Digest: Flesh-eating parasite attacks district where GOP governor has stalled on calling special election
"If this isn’t cause for calling a special election, I don’t know what is," says Democratic candidate
Jun 15 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Weekly open thread
What races are you interested in?
Jun 12 • James Lambert
Morning Digest: Why Georgia Democrats are fretting a special election next week
The GOP has flipped zero legislative seats in Trump 2.0, but that could soon change
Jun 12 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Morning Digest: 'I don’t have a hometown,' says Republican who just moved from Vegas to northern Nevada
Local Republicans were upset about David Flippo's lack of ties to the area. Democrats now hope to exploit the issue.
Jun 11 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Nancy Mace's spectacular crashout
Listen now | And Sen. Mike Gianaris tells us how New York is fighting back in the redistricting wars
Jun 11 • David Nir and David Beard
50:52
Morning Digest: Why the first American pope just showed up in a campaign ad
And why Colorado bishops are deeply displeased with the spot
Jun 10 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Morning Digest: The GOP hates ranked-choice voting. They'll need it in Maine anyway.
A split field for governor means an instant runoff is all but assured—like it or not
Jun 9 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Do South Carolina Republicans love Trump more than they hate Lindsey Graham?
Tuesday will test whether conservatives will hold their noses if Trump tells them to
Jun 8 • Jeff Singer
Morning Digest: The Iowa GOP's surprise nominee for governor sure spends a lot of time in Kansas
Why Democrats are calling Republican Zach Lahn "a part-time Iowan"
Jun 8 • David Nir and Jeff Singer
Weekly open thread
What races are you interested in?
Jun 5 • James Lambert
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