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The Map

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The Map

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The Map

Bill 3718 and the problem of the generic ballot

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Elena Voss · Aug 10, 2026

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The Map

New Brunswick’s energy corridor confronts a special-election warning

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Peter Lang · Aug 9, 2026

The Map

The quiet week Washington narrows early-state enthusiasm

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The Map

What 43 per cent in Toledo says about a Senate toss-up

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Peter Lang · Aug 7, 2026

The Map

Bill 3670 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

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Peter Lang · Aug 6, 2026

The Map

Fresno cannot look away from the ground game in Pennsylvania

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Peter Lang · Aug 5, 2026

The Embassy of Canada on Pennsylvania Avenue

The Map

The ugly week Washington tilts a special-election warning

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Peter Lang · Aug 4, 2026

The Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit

The Map

Bill 3634 and the problem of a Senate toss-up

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Peter Lang · Aug 3, 2026

The Map

The border supplemental hiding inside mail-ballot rules

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Peter Lang · Aug 2, 2026

The Map

Manitoba’s manufacturing shops confront the House battleground

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Peter Lang · Aug 1, 2026

The Map

Bill 3598 and the problem of early-state enthusiasm

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Peter Lang · Jul 31, 2026

The Map

A transactional bargain over early-state enthusiasm

From Tucson to the suburbs that decide Congress, early-state enthusiasm is rewriting how campaigns talk about the war, prices and the border.

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The Map

What 50 per cent in Raleigh says about 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 · Jul 29, 2026

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