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Reporters roundtable: Gubernatorial and legislative races to watch
In November’s midterm elections, Democrats could win a majority of governor’s offices for the first time in 16 years.
President Donald Trump’s influence towers over some tight races. In Wisconsin, the GOP nominee, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In Georgia, Rick Jackson has said he wanted to be “Trump’s favorite governor.” Both Tiffany and Jackson have since tried to distance themselves from the president.
Democratic candidates are taking advantage of Republican tension, and hope to see a “blue wave.” Party leaders in some states, like Michigan, are hoping to capture a trifecta: control of the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature.
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West Susitna’s tab won’t leave office with the governor
Getting beyond the ideological force behind Michigan’s political and economic woes
Offering cash for votes is quite common throughout history — but here’s why it doesn’t work