Senate Candidates, Please Locate The Concession Button
Reuters asked competitive Senate campaigns whether they would accept the results. A basic democratic commitment should not require this much choreography.
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The Grocery Receipt Is Winning The Messaging War
A new AP-NORC poll puts living costs at the center of the midterms. Apparently voters keep bringing their actual lives to the campaign.
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The FCC Gets More Time. Voters Get The Same Ad Flood.
The Supreme Court's latest advertising-rate order concerns the FCC's timetable—not a final merits ruling. That timing still has political consequences.
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Trump’s Montana Super Range Comes With A Campaign-Sized Asterisk
A new military testing range might have a defensible purpose. Announcing it at a campaign rally is not the same as supplying the business case.
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The River Does Not Accept Campaign Promises
Iowa’s water-quality debate deserves measurable action and fair responsibility for costs—not another election-year performance at the tap.
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