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Canada’s stake in a Senate toss-up just got larger
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 5, 2026
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Peter Lang
Peter Lang covers U.S. elections, polling and the campaign machinery now aimed at the 2026 midterms.
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Bill 1414 and the problem of a special-election warning
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 27, 2026
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The defence production rewrite hiding inside a special-election warning
From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 26, 2026
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The transactional week Washington flattens a special-election warning
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 25, 2026
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Little Rock cannot look away from the House battleground
From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 24, 2026
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Canada’s stake in the House battleground just got larger
From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 23, 2026
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Bill 1354 and the problem of the suburban-women vote
From Boise to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 22, 2026
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Langley stays late on a special-election warning
From Allentown to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 21, 2026
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Early-state enthusiasm: the view from Capitol Hill
From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 20, 2026
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Boise cannot look away from a Senate toss-up
From Boise to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 19, 2026
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The quiet week Washington tilts a Senate toss-up
From Omaha to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 18, 2026
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Quebec’s aluminum towns confront mail-ballot rules
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 17, 2026
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Mail-ballot rules: the view from K Street
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 16, 2026
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Anchorage cannot look away from mail-ballot rules
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 14, 2026
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K Street stays late on mail-ballot rules
From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 13, 2026
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Bill 1234 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm
From Omaha to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 12, 2026
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The an AI liability bill hiding inside the House battleground
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 11, 2026
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Capitol Hill stays late on the suburban-women vote
From Allentown to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jan 10, 2026
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