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Women Voters Are a Potent Political Force in the Midterms

The country’s biggest demographic group — women — is the main driver of voting and has grown ever more Democratic in this election cycle.

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Attendees cheering as James Talarico holds a campaign rally in Dallas, on Thursday.
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Talarico Makes Final Election Pitch to Texans: ‘You Are My Slingshot’

The Democratic candidate for Senate has led in polls. But because it’s Texas, he remains the underdog.

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James Talarico campaigning in Dallas on Thursday. Mr. Talarico’s race against Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, may well decide which party controls the Senate.
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Pete Ricketts Leads Dan Osborn in Nebraska Senate Race, Poll Finds

Voters see Dan Osborn, the independent seeking to unseat Senator Pete Ricketts, as more like a Democrat than an independent, a Times/Siena poll found.

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Trump and GOP Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks

Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.

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President Trump has repeatedly redrawn the bounds of acceptable discourse in American politics. Many Republicans are following his lead.
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