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Saskatchewan’s grain elevators confront the House battleground
From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 2, 2026
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Peter Lang
Peter Lang covers U.S. elections, polling and the campaign machinery now aimed at the 2026 midterms.
345 stories in the Washington archive
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K Street stays late on a Senate toss-up
From Omaha 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 23, 2026
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Ontario’s auto belt confronts mail-ballot rules
From Boise to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 22, 2026
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Ontario’s auto belt confronts the generic ballot
From Allentown to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 21, 2026
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An overnight bargain over a Senate toss-up
From Raleigh 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 20, 2026
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Bill 1666 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm
From Manchester to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 18, 2026
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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
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The generic ballot: the view from Foggy Bottom
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 16, 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Bill 1582 and the problem of a Senate toss-up
From Savannah 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 11, 2026
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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
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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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The drug-price transparency act hiding inside mail-ballot rules
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 8, 2026
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Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the suburban-women file
From Spokane 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 7, 2026
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The continental week Washington scrambles a Senate toss-up
From Des Moines 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 6, 2026
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