The three-way race for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat between Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed mirrors the larger jockeying for power in the Democratic Party.
Toby Jaffe
Toby Jaffe is a writer from New Jersey and has appeared in The American Prospect, The New Republic, and The Progressive magazine.
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Turning Around the Hudson Valley
Democrats performed badly north of New York City in critical House races. Can they do better this year?
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Harris Housing Policy Blends Concepts From Across the Spectrum
The plan isn’t focused entirely on YIMBY ideas, or rent-limiting ideas.
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Who Will Represent Alabama’s New Democratic District?
After redistricting created another heavily Black congressional district, nearly a dozen candidates have put themselves forward.
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Progressive Jahana Hayes Struggles to Keep New England House Seat
George Logan would be the first Republican in Connecticut to win federal office in nearly two decades.
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A Bite-Sized Policy Discussion in Pennsylvania
What has been a shallow, meandering campaign between Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman produced a similar kind of debate.
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Climate Change and a Turnpike in New Jersey
The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.
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How Much Will the Abortion Police State Cost?
In addition to the obliteration of privacy and criminalization of women’s health, it’s a waste of money.
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A Personal History Along Route 28
Danica Roem, the nation’s first openly transgender state legislator, triumphed by owning her story and focusing on what voters care about.
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How Democrats Can Break the Vicious Political Cycle
Nominating corporate stand-ins rather than candidates with conviction makes it difficult to deliver meaningful results when in power.