Though Alaska has a sore-loser law, Senator Lisa Murkowski’s 2010 re-election is still instructive. That year, as an incumbent, she lost the Republican primary to…
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Just When You Thought Politics Couldn’t Unravel Any Further
And of course, if the Republicans are going to get rid of him, they’ll need an alternative. Who’s your pick of the week for the…
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North Carolina Republicans Censure Richard Burr Over Impeachment Vote
The North Carolina Republican Party voted unanimously on Monday to censure Senator Richard M. Burr for voting to convict former President Donald J. Trump in…
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David Perdue Files to Run Against Raphael Warnock for Georgia Senate Seat
David Perdue, the one-term U.S. senator from Georgia who lost a runoff election last month against Senator Jon Ossoff, filed paperwork on Monday night indicating…
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Why Seven Republican Senators Voted to Convict Trump
WASHINGTON — The seed for Senator Bill Cassidy’s decision to find Donald J. Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection was planted one day last fall,…
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Lara Trump for North Carolina Senate Seat? Trump’s Trial Is Renewing Talk
Another Republican, former Representative Mark Walker, a Trump ally, has already announced his candidacy, and Pat McCrory, a Republican former governor, is considering one. Mark…
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Lara Trump for North Carolina Senate Seat? Trump’s Trial Is Renewing Talk
Another Republican, former Representative Mark Walker, a Trump ally, has already announced his candidacy, and Pat McCrory, a Republican former governor, is considering one. Mark…
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Stacey Abrams and Lauren Groh-Wargo: How to Turn Your Red State Blue
Play the long game. For 10 years, we carried around charts of Georgia’s demographic and registration projections, as well as one that showed shrinking margins…
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Why Bill Cassidy Broke With Senate Republicans and Backed Trump’s Trial
“We’re looking for solutions,” said Mr. Young, who until recently was the chairman of the Senate Republican campaign arm and is eager to turn back…
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Why Arizona’s Senators May Collide With Democrats Who Elected Them
Democrats control the U.S. Senate by a single vote. President Biden has placed bipartisanship near the top of his agenda. Republican senators are pushing for…
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