Author: Julie Bosman

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The Blue Wave Washed Across Much of America. But Not Here.

By some measures, the Republican Party grew even stronger in South Dakota, one of the states that shifted the least toward Democrats in the midterms.

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Mayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani-Style, With Varying Degrees of Cringe

The growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera.

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Will Wisconsin Voters Think Francesca Hong Is Too Radical? Here’s Where She Stands.

The democratic socialist is the front-runner to win the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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