The group got an implicit endorsement to spend against Abdul El-Sayed by his Republican opponent. But it may have come too late to do anything substantial.
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Democrats Getting Cover From Republican Spending Surge—Even If They’re Progressive
Left-leaning candidates in swing seats have received millions of dollars from party groups. House candidate Will Lawrence’s race in Michigan is emblematic.
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Will Wall Street Lose on Election Day?
Several pro-bank Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are in trouble. Crypto’s cash may not break through, either.
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AI Has Become a Punching Bag
Even the industry’s biggest tycoons are holding back on political spending, because it might hurt candidates more than it helps.
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The House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other
California’s Democrat-on-Democrat races mirror left-vs.-center primary battles we’ve seen across the country.
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Republicans Running Scared in the Rio Grande Valley
Trump’s economic and immigration policies have pushed South Texas voters away from the GOP, but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote blue no matter who.
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Money Can’t Buy Me Votes
Republicans are going to try to solve their midterm problems with money. Good luck to them.
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Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics?
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
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NY-17: Who’s Afraid of Mike Lawler?
Cait Conley is leading the two-term incumbent in the polls, but on the airwaves, Lawler dominates. Why have Democrats been reluctant to spend as much as in other swing districts?
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A Path to a Texas Breakthrough
James Talarico is deploying his Christian faith in his bid for the Senate. But he’s winning because Texans have been pummeled by inflation and corruption.