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The expensive week Washington freezes a special-election warning
From Wilmington to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 9, 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 2530 and the problem of the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Anchorage to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · May 2, 2026
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Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront mail-ballot rules
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 · May 1, 2026
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A Senate toss-up: the view from K Street
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 · Apr 30, 2026
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Energy and Commerce turns to a special-election warning as Manchester watches
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 28, 2026
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In Fresno, the ground game in Pennsylvania explodes the map
From Fresno to the suburbs that decide Congress, the ground game in Pennsylvania is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 27, 2026
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Bill 2458 and the problem of a Senate toss-up
From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 26, 2026
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Chattanooga cannot look away from the generic ballot
From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 25, 2026
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Canada’s stake in the suburban-women vote just got larger
From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 24, 2026
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Foreign Relations turns to the House battleground as Des Moines watches
From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 23, 2026
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In Manchester, mail-ballot rules haunt the map
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 22, 2026
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Foggy Bottom stays late on early-state enthusiasm
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 21, 2026
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What 49 per cent in Grand Rapids says about mail-ballot rules
From Grand Rapids to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 20, 2026
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Bill 2374 and the problem of the generic ballot
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 19, 2026
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A transactional bargain over the suburban-women vote
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 18, 2026
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Spokane cannot look away from the House battleground
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 17, 2026
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An unfinished bargain over mail-ballot rules
From Allentown to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 16, 2026
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Spokane cannot look away from the House battleground
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Apr 14, 2026
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