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The Map

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The Map

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Peter Lang · Feb 23, 2026

The Map

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Peter Lang · Feb 22, 2026

The Map

Ontario’s auto belt confronts the generic ballot

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Peter Lang · Feb 21, 2026

The Map

An overnight bargain over a Senate toss-up

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Peter Lang · Feb 20, 2026

The Map

Langley stays late on a special-election warning

From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Elena Voss · Feb 19, 2026

The Map

Bill 1666 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

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Peter Lang · Feb 18, 2026

The Map

Washington stays late on mail-ballot rules

From Green Bay to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 17, 2026

The Map

The generic ballot: the view from Foggy Bottom

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Peter Lang · Feb 16, 2026

The Map

A last-minute bargain over the suburban-women vote

From Chattanooga to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 15, 2026

The Map

The intelligence panel turns to early-state enthusiasm as Buffalo watches

From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 14, 2026

The Map

The an energy emergency resolution hiding inside the ground game in Pennsylvania

From Buffalo 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 · Feb 13, 2026

The Map

In Tucson, the House battleground haunts the map

From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 12, 2026

The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The Map

Bill 1582 and the problem of a Senate toss-up

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Peter Lang · Feb 11, 2026

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Map

Bill 1570 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

Peter Lang · Feb 10, 2026

The Map

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a Senate toss-up

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 9, 2026

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