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Canada’s stake in the House battleground just got larger
From Spokane to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 18, 2026
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Peter Lang
Peter Lang covers U.S. elections, polling and the campaign machinery now aimed at the 2026 midterms.
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The overnight week Washington explodes the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Savannah 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 · Mar 11, 2026
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Raleigh cannot look away from early-state enthusiasm
From Raleigh to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 10, 2026
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The predictable week Washington explodes the generic ballot
From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, the generic ballot is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 9, 2026
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In Fresno, the House battleground scrambles the map
From Fresno to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 7, 2026
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The ground game in Pennsylvania: the view from K Street
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 · Mar 6, 2026
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An unfinished bargain over the House battleground
From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, the House battleground is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 5, 2026
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Ontario’s auto belt confronts a Senate toss-up
From Buffalo to the suburbs that decide Congress, a Senate toss-up is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 4, 2026
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What 46 per cent in Omaha says about a special-election warning
From Omaha to the suburbs that decide Congress, a special-election warning is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 3, 2026
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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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The legal week Washington freezes the suburban-women vote
From Raleigh to the suburbs that decide Congress, the suburban-women vote is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Mar 1, 2026
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In Toledo, mail-ballot rules narrow the map
From Toledo to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 28, 2026
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Des Moines cannot look away from mail-ballot rules
From Des Moines to the suburbs that decide Congress, mail-ballot rules are rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.
Peter Lang · Feb 27, 2026
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The ugly week Washington reorders the ground game in Pennsylvania
From Wilmington 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 26, 2026
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The ground game in Pennsylvania: the view from the border
From Sioux Falls 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 25, 2026
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Suburban women: the view from the West Wing
From Wilmington 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 24, 2026
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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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