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A quiet bargain over a special-election warning
From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 30, 2026
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Peter Lang
Peter Lang covers U.S. elections, polling and the campaign machinery now aimed at the 2026 midterms.
240 stories in the Washington archive
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The ground game in Pennsylvania: the view from K Street
From Toledo 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 · Jun 22, 2026
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Bill 3130 and the problem of the generic ballot
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 21, 2026
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The continental week Washington explodes the House battleground
From Portland, Maine to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 20, 2026
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The last-minute week Washington scrambles the generic ballot
From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 18, 2026
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Tucson cannot look away from the suburban-women vote
From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 17, 2026
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What 41 per cent in Green Bay says about early-state enthusiasm
From Green Bay to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 16, 2026
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The transactional week Washington tilts mail-ballot rules
From Grand Rapids to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 15, 2026
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The West Wing stays late on the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Toledo 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 · Jun 14, 2026
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The border supplemental hiding inside the generic ballot
From Little Rock to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 13, 2026
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The West Wing 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 · Jun 12, 2026
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In Sioux Falls, mail-ballot rules explode the map
From Sioux Falls to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 11, 2026
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The ugly week Washington narrows 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 · Jun 10, 2026
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The partisan week Washington freezes the House battleground
From Green Bay to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 9, 2026
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British Columbia’s ports confront the House battleground
From Savannah to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 8, 2026
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Foggy Bottom stays late on early-state enthusiasm
From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 7, 2026
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Banking turns to a Senate toss-up as Wilmington watches
From Wilmington to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 6, 2026
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What 51 per cent in Raleigh says about the generic ballot
From Raleigh to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Jun 5, 2026
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