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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  Midterm shock: Cook moves Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney to "tossup"

  Axios - Josh Kraushaar

  • Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, this morning moved the re-election race of House Democrats' campaign …

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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  Ted Cruz Has Been Breathlessly Touting a Highway Project He Voted Against

  Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort

  Ted Cruz has spent September praising the expansion of Interstate 27 into a “Ports-to-Plains” corridor that will run vertically through Texas. He’s …

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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  Senate G.O.P. Campaign Arm Slashes TV Ad Buys in Three States (Published 2022)

  The New York Times - Shane Goldmacher

  The Republicans’ Senate campaign committee has slashed its television ad reservations in three critical battleground states for the fall, a likely sign of financial troubles headed into the peak of the 2022 midterm election season. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has cut more than $5 …

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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  The Bland Ambition of Kevin McCarthy

  newrepublic.com - Grace Segers

  The Bakersfield Republican has everything it takes to rise to the top in today’s GOP: zero interest in policy, relentless thirst for power, and …

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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  Biden signs Democrats' $740 billion tax, climate and health care bill into law

  Axios - Shawna Chen

  President Biden signed into law Tuesday the Democrats' $740 billion reconciliation bill. Why it matters: The package, known as the Inflation Reduction …

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  Keith Fitzgerald

  

  How ranked-choice voting could change the way democracy works

  The Washington Post - By

  In more and more elections across the country, voters have the option of ranking multiple candidates instead of choosing just one. It’s called ranked-choice voting, and its advocates say it promises to improve democracy as we know it. In a traditional voting system, voters select just one candidate. …