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| Voting Rights Roundup: Brian Kemp's Georgia governor win tainted by his own GOP voter suppression Leading Off
● Georgia : On Friday, Democrat Stacey Abrams ended her campaign for governor against Republican Brian Kemp, yet she refused to concede and argued his voter suppression efforts had ... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/16/2018 | 2 |
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James Lambert | 11/16/2018 | 129 |
| Daily Kos congratulates Arizona Secretary of State-elect Katie Hobbs Today, Daily Kos congratulated newly elected Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. Daily Kos was pleased to endorse her and other Democrats for key posts in August, and the Daily Kos community contributed over $360,000 to Democrats in those races.... |
Carolyn Fiddler | 11/16/2018 | 10 |
| California Republican concedes defeat in race she said months ago wasn't even competitive On Friday, a little more than a week after she launched the briefest of campaigns to head the NRCC, California GOP Rep. Mimi Walters conceded defeat to Democrat Katie Porter in the election for the state’s 45th Congressional District. Walters’ abortive... |
Jeff Singer | 11/16/2018 | 37 |
| New Hampshire Democrats set to oust secretary of state notorious for backing GOP voter suppression While the position of secretary of state is directly elected in most states, in New Hampshire it’s chosen by the members of the state legislature. And with Democrats winning back both the state Senate and House in the Granite State last week, lawmakers... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/16/2018 | 61 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/16
Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news.
Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 11/16/2018 | 721 |
| Morning Digest: Democrats flip Maine House seat in country's first instant-runoff congressional race The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 11/16/2018 | 87 |
| This Week in Statehouse Action: Grateful Dread edition It hit me like a ton of bricks when I woke up this morning.
Thanksgiving is just a week away.
As in, from today.
I mean, come on. Election Day, like, just happened.
Whoever planned this didn’t think it through.
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Carolyn Fiddler | 11/15/2018 | 12 |
| A week after surprise South Carolina defeat, GOP locked in a game of Whose Fault Is It Anyway Democrat Joe Cunningham’s 51-49 win against Republican Katie Arrington in South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District was one of the biggest upsets of election night. However, if Republicans ... |
Jeff Singer | 11/15/2018 | 12 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/15
Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news.
Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 11/15/2018 | 830 |
| Morning Digest: Andy Kim's House victory caps off best election for New Jersey Democrats since 1912 The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 11/15/2018 | 32 |
| Walter Jones, self-proclaimed 'thorn in people's asses,' is set to begin his final term in Congress Utah Rep. Rob Bishop isn't the only House Republican who pre-announced his retirement : In April, North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones' campaign said this, too, would be his last election , which Jones ... |
Jeff Singer | 11/14/2018 | 10 |
| Two more candidates join packed 2019 race for mayor of Chicago On Wednesday, about a week after she was re-elected as Illinois state comptroller, Susana Mendoza announced that she was joining the already-crowded 2019 race for mayor of Chicago. State Rep. La ... |
Jeff Singer | 11/14/2018 | 24 |
| Dems make massive gains in Texas courts. Here's why it matters The full Texas story is still being written, as massive Democratic gains continue to get tallied. Beto O’Rourke may have narrowly lost the Senate race, but the movement he helped fuel has transformed Texas and put it straight onto the path of “purple”... |
kos | 11/14/2018 | 59 |
| Ballot measures on voting rights, redistricting reform, and campaign finance limits won big in 2018 In states and cities across the country, American voters resoundingly supported ballot measures to strengthen our democracy, voting last week to enact a slew of reforms on voting rights, ... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/14/2018 | 23 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/14 Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news.
Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s also a place to discuss elections, not policy.
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Daily Kos Elections | 11/14/2018 | 873 |
| Morning Digest: North Carolina Supreme Court could strike down GOP's legislative maps in new lawsuit The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James ... |
Daily Kos Elections | 11/14/2018 | 10 |
| National Republicans unexpectedly commit $1 million to Mississippi Senate special election In an unexpected move, Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reports that the NRSC is planning to spend at least $1 million over the next two weeks to help Mississippi GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in her Nov. 27 ... |
Jeff Singer | 11/13/2018 | 30 |
| Democrats sue over North Carolina GOP's legislative gerrymanders. They have a solid chance to win On Tuesday, Democrats and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit in North Carolina state court arguing that Republican gerrymanders of the state Senate and state House violate the state constitution’s guarantee of "free" elections. This case has a strong... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/13/2018 | 26 |
| Maine GOP congressman files lawsuit to overturn imminent loss. It couldn't be more far-fetched On Tuesday, Maine Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin filed a federal lawsuit to overturn what is expected to be a re-election defeat thanks to Maine’s new instant-runoff voting law (IRV; sometimes called ranked-choice voting). However, Poliquin's argument... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/13/2018 | 127 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/13 Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news.
Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s also a place to discuss elections, not policy.
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Daily Kos Elections | 11/13/2018 | 904 |
| Morning Digest: Kyrsten Sinema becomes first Democrat to win a Senate race in Arizona in 30 years The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Daily Kos Elections | 11/13/2018 | 44 |
| Kyrsten Sinema declared winner in Arizona, flips senate seat to blue! Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has been declared the winner in the race to replace Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, beating out Martha McSally. McSally has conceded.
This is big news in that it flips a red senate seat to blue and will allow Jeff Flake... |
Barbara Morrill | 11/12/2018 | 202 |
| The 2020 electorate will be even younger, better-educated, and more diverse than this year's 2018 brought widespread victories for Democrats and progressives, but it also yielded some disappointments. While we saw the highest midterm turnout in a century— currently estimated at 49.2 ... |
David Beard | 11/12/2018 | 31 |
| Bigotry, conspiracy theories, and a very bad campaign cost Putin's best friend in Congress his seat On Saturday evening, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin learned he’d need to find a new best friend in Congress after the Associates Press projected that Democrat Harley Rouda had unseated 15-term ... |
Jeff Singer | 11/12/2018 | 21 |
| Election Roundup 2018: Final Edition, Recaps, Recounts and Voting The following stories are examples of this week's Election Roundup of 75 down-ticket stories covering Sunday, Nov. 4 through Saturday, Nov. 10.
Meet The Flippers by AKALib
Yes, we flipped a lot of seats last night. In spite of a few... |
Election Roundup | 11/12/2018 | 37 |
| Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 11/12 Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news.
Please note: The Live Digest is a 2016 and 2020 Democratic presidential primary-free space. It’s also a place to discuss elections, not policy.
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Daily Kos Elections | 11/12/2018 | 887 |
| Voting Rights Roundup: N. Carolina's 2018 elections pave the way for striking down GOP gerrymanders Leading Off
● North Carolina: In a critical victory for fair elections and the rule of law, North Carolina voters have elected civil rights crusader Anita Earls as the next Democratic justice of the state Supreme Court. Just as importantly, voters... |
Stephen Wolf | 11/10/2018 | 14 |
| Daily Kos Elections weekly open thread: What 2018 local election results mattered the most to you?
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Stephen Wolf | 11/09/2018 | 1458 |
| Here's how millions of Americans will be better off in the wake of this election In the wake of 2016, we went through the bright spots that happened despite a devastating election outcome. This year, the good news is there are way too many bright spots to mention here!
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David Beard | 11/09/2018 | 27 |
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- On Friday, a little more than a week after she launched the briefest of campaigns to head the NRCC, California GOP Rep. Mimi Walters conceded defeat to Democrat Katie Porter in the election for the state’s 45th Congressional District. Walters’ abortive...37 comments 111 Recs
- 2018 brought widespread victories for Democrats and progressives, but it also yielded some disappointments. While we saw the highest midterm turnout in a century— currently estimated at 49.2 ...31 comments 70 Recs
- Stacey Abrams is taking a powerful stand! The Georgia gubernatorial (Daily Kos-endorsed) candidate is refusing to concede the race to Republican and noted vote suppressor, Brian Kemp. She firmly believes that if every vote is counted—every provisional,...16 comments 46 Recs
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- Suppose you’re settling in for a nice evening of watching election returns, and upon checking the very early results, you find that your preferred candidate is suddenly trailing by double digits, despite the pre-election polls that had him or her...19 comments 91 Recs
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year: That’s right, Daily Kos Elections’ prediction contest is back! This year, we’re thrilled to announce that the exceptional Green’s Bakery has generously donated the prizes for the top four finishers: the lavish,...40 comments 33 Recs
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- In the wake of the deadliest attack on Jews in American history, when a gunman opened fired in a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and murdered 11 worshippers, vigils are being planned around the country to mourn those deaths. New York...42 comments 115 Recs
- Republican overseeing own race for governor 'concerned' if 'everybody exercises their right to vote'Unbelievable: On Tuesday, Rolling Stone obtained leaked audio from a private campaign event in which Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who oversees Georgia's elections, outright said he was worried that too many Georgians would vote in his own...116 comments 141 Recs
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