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Right-Wing School Board Groups Posted Losses at the Ballot Box

Voters rejected groups like Moms for Liberty. But conservative activists don’t need a majority to whittle away trust in public education.

It turns out that most parents are repelled by howling red-faced bigots threatening teachers and trying to ban books.

Democrats used to be the party with drop-off voters. That has flipped.

Clean Virginia and its opposition to the state’s monopoly utility was a hidden driver of election results.

How poor decision-making added up to Election Day defeats for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney

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Today on TAP: Democrats ran the table yesterday, but does that portend good news for 2024?

Prospect writers weigh in on elections around the nation.

by Ryan Cooper November 6, 2023

When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.

Getting young people to the polls requires a more holistic approach.

Although a front-runner in the mayor’s race, the congresswoman was vulnerable long before a now-infamous audio recording went viral.