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Race, history and a reckoning in Georgia

One candidate was a man of unquestioned character. The other was a dangerous buffoon. It was very close. But why?

Salon

After midterms, GOP reconsidering antipathy to mail ballots

After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting

The Independent UK

Editorial: The final nail: Walker’s loss shows the Trump train is out of fuel

Do you remember that Donald Trump has already thrown his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential election? Odds are it slipped your mind, on account of more-or-less general indifference not only from a media that seems to have finally learned some lessons, but even a national GOP that…

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Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

Los Angeles Times

How senators 'defied political gravity' on same-sex marriage

Passing legislation to protect same-sex marriages in the Senate was a monthslong effort, building on a decadeslong push

The Independent UK

Inside the Herschel Walker campaign fiasco

"It was just an effing roller coaster all the way through."

Axios

Right-wing demand list further complicates McCarthy's speaker bid

The letter comes from 7 Republicans who haven't made their positions on McCarthy known.

Axios

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Georgia on the nation's mind: 5 essential reads

Shortly after his reelection on Dec. 6, 2022, Rev. Raphael Warnock talked about his political journey in a state better known for its racist history of suppressing the Black vote.

The Conversation

Michigan attorney general warns against recount disruptions after report from Jackson County

Lansing, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel warned recount observers and participants Wednesday against causing disruptions during a statewide recount of Proposals 2 and 3, citing disruptions and concerns at two recounts in Ingham and Jackson counties.

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Warnock returns to US Senate with busy agenda, high expectations

After he stepped off a plane from Atlanta and walked through one of Washington’s busy airports Wednesday, passers-by reportedly cheered and applauded newly reelected U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock.

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Texas holding local runoff elections on December 13

Two cities in Texas are holding nonpartisan general runoff elections on December 13, 2022. In Corpus Christi, three city council seats will be on the ballot. Three city council seats will also be on the ballot in Austin, along with the mayor. The runoff elections were required after no candidates…

Ballotpedia

These are the results in the top five most expensive Arizona State Senate elections

General elections for all 30 districts in the Arizona State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 30 districts up for election in 2022, 25 had a general election with more than one candidate.

Ballotpedia

Senate Democrats set leadership team for 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted in their full slate of leaders for the 118th Congress on Thursday, two days after securing a 51-seat majority.

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Maxwell Frost, the first Gen-Z member of Congress, says he was denied DC apartment due to bad credit

Frost’s campaign manager says it shows how dire the housing crisis is “when a member of Congress can’t get approved for an apartment”

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Expert: GOP voters sunk Herschel Walker

Many of his weaknesses and his lack of experience were known going into the primaries. Trump pushed him anyway

Salon

Knives out over Trump's mail voting war

RNC, Fox News pundits and Trump's allies in the GOP all agree: the attacks on early and mail voting is killing them

The Independent UK

Kentucky Gov. Beshear criticizes Trump, gently knocks Biden

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has criticized former President Donald Trump for dining with a white nationalist

Salon

GOP lawyer made "mistake" in SCOTUS case

An attorney in the Moore v. Harper Supreme Court case may have doomed the GOP's effort

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Turnout in Georgia Senate runoff was 90% of November election turnout

The office of Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger reported that 3.5 million Georgians voted in the runoff election for U.S. Senate this year. That number 25% less than two years ago, when 4.5 million Georgians cast their ballots in the runoffs that took place on January 5, 2021.

Ballotpedia

November Partisan Counts: 54.49% of state legislators are Republican, 43.97% Democratic

At the end of November 2022, 54.49% of all state legislators in the United States are Republican while 43.97% are Democratic. There are 7,383 state legislative seats in the country.

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on Georgia runoff election: ‘Walker was so deeply unqualified’

Late-night hosts unpack the Georgia election, which delivered a Senate majority to Democrats and another high-profile loss for a Trump-backed candidate

The Independent UK

Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority

Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate

Tribune News Service

Swing voters in Senate runoff boost Georgia’s standing as a 2024 battleground

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff victory proved that a consequential bloc of Georgia voters won’t habitually back a candidate just because of party affiliation, a maverick streak that could redefine the state’s role in the next race for the White House.

Tribune News Service

Abrams’ aide says Democrat had ‘nearly impossible’ chance to beat Kemp

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has stayed out of the spotlight since her rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp ended in a resounding defeat. Her top aide, however, broke her silence with a 52-part social media post that said it was “nearly impossible” for Abrams to beat the Republican incumbent.

The Guardian - US

House passes landmark legislation protecting same-sex marriage

Final vote was 258 to 169, with 39 Republican members joining every House Democrat

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