The New York Times 11:37 pm on January 31, 2021
Tags: Census Bureau ( 37 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Politics and Government ( 2,202 ), Population ( 71 ), Redistricting and Reapportionment ( 55 ), State Legislatures ( 237 ), States (US) ( 369 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 )

The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage

With new census results coming, Republicans control redistricting in key states, while Democrats prepare for legal challenges and look to redraw some maps of their own.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 16, 2021
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‘Hell, Yes,’ Republicans Are Headed for a Bitter Internal Showdown

G.O.P. leadership would like to blunt President Trump’s influence over the party. Mr. Trump and his allies want to punish those who have crossed him. A series of clashes looms.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 29, 2020
Tags: Abrams, Stacey Y ( 62 ), Black People ( 1,966 ), Black Voters Matter ( 3 ), Civil Rights and Liberties ( 190 ), Elections, Governors ( 65 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Elections, Senate ( 323 ), Fair Fight, Georgia ( 399 ), Kemp, Brian P ( 52 ), Leveda Walker, Midterm Elections (2018), New Georgia Project ( 5 ), Nse Ufot, Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,511 ), Raffensperger, Brad ( 66 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 266 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 52 )

Knocking on Two Million Doors in Georgia

Control of the Senate could hinge on Black voters — and on an ambitious effort to get them to the polls in the largest numbers ever for the Jan. 5 runoff elections.

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The New York Times 4:57 pm on October 26, 2020
Tags: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ( 9 ), Democratic Party ( 1,421 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), house of representatives ( 641 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,511 ), Richmond (Va) ( 22 ), Spanberger, Abigail ( 3 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 )

Swing-District Democrats, Defying Predictions, Poised to Help Keep House

Once regarded as the most vulnerable incumbents, many Democrats who carried Trump districts in 2018 are poised to win re-election, boosting the party’s chances of building its House majority.

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The New York Times 4:01 pm on October 20, 2020
Tags: florida ( 400 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Presidential Election of 2000 ( 14 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,511 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 266 ), Voting and Voters ( 418 ), Voting Machines ( 29 )

Will Florida, the Recount State, Be Ready for the Election?

Elections supervisors say the hard-earned lessons of the 2000 presidential recount and other messes have taught them well. But the challenges are already apparent.

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The New York Times 5:37 pm on September 30, 2020
Tags: Absentee Voting ( 322 ), Appointments and Executive Changes ( 623 ), Barr, William P ( 207 ), Black People ( 1,966 ), Civil Rights and Liberties ( 190 ), Democracy (Theory and Philosophy) ( 35 ), Elections, Governors ( 65 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Elections, Secretary of State ( 13 ), Elections, Senate ( 323 ), Elections, State Legislature ( 34 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Postal Service and Post Offices ( 97 ), Presidential Election of 2016 ( 227 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,511 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,313 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 ), Voter Fraud (Election Fraud) ( 346 ), Voter Registration and Requirements ( 266 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 52 )

The Attack on Voting in the 2020 Elections

The president is harnessing the power of the government, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Postal Service, to disrupt the election. Read the magazine’s five-month investigation.

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The New York Times 10:59 am on September 11, 2020
Tags: Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 3,272 ), Democratic Party ( 1,421 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Polls and Public Opinion ( 508 ), Presidential Election of 2020 ( 3,511 ), Trump, Donald J ( 5,313 ), Voting and Voters ( 418 )

Democrats Gained These Voters in 2018, and Biden Needs to Keep Them Now

An authoritative new study on 2018 midterm voters shows how despite his strong position, Joe Biden is lagging behind the rates at which some key demographics broke for the Democrats two years ago.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 12, 2020
Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 10,772 ), Democratic Party ( 1,421 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Redistricting and Reapportionment ( 55 ), Republican Party ( 1,643 ), State Legislatures ( 237 ), States (US) ( 369 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 ), Voting Rights Act (1965) ( 52 )

The Politics We Don’t See Matter as Much as Those We Do

Party strategists pay a lot of attention to redrawing district maps — and hope you won’t bother to think about it.

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The New York Times 4:20 am on August 4, 2020
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What Happened to the Young Voters Focused on Guns?

It’s not their top issue anymore, but many see it as a part of other, larger concerns.

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The New York Times 9:43 pm on July 11, 2020
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Trump Claims Credit for 2018 Cyberattack on Russia

The move was intended to deter Russians from interfering in the midterm elections, and serve as a test of America’s capability to protect the 2020 elections.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on July 6, 2020
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A Kennedy Wife and a Professor Compete to Run Against a Trump Backer

Stakes are high in the Democratic primary for a New Jersey congressional seat: The winner will face a candidate who defected from the party to support Trump.

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The New York Times 11:00 pm on June 12, 2020
Tags: Bowman, Jamaal ( 24 ), Bunkeddeko, Adem ( 3 ), Democratic Party ( 1,421 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Maloney, Carolyn B ( 17 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria ( 79 )

The New York Times’s Endorsements for New York’s Congressional Primary

Here are our endorsements in the congressional primaries. In-person voting begins June 13.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 1, 2020
Tags: Cheney, Liz ( 76 ), Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Feenstra, Randy ( 5 ), house of representatives ( 641 ), Iowa ( 65 ), King, Steven A ( 7 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Republican Party ( 1,643 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 )

The G.O.P. Tosses Steve King Overboard

The Iowa congressman is too much, even for the party of Donald Trump. He still might win.

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The New York Times 9:18 pm on May 19, 2020
Tags: Elections, House of Representatives ( 243 ), Garcia, Mike (1976- ) ( 5 ), house of representatives ( 641 ), Midterm Elections (2018), Minorities ( 208 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,331 ), Republican Party ( 1,643 ), United States Politics and Government ( 5,865 ), Veterans ( 72 ), Women and Girls ( 1,036 )

Emulating Democrats, G.O.P. Ties House Hopes to Diverse Recruits

“We need candidates other than boring old white people”: House Republicans are betting on a group of diverse candidates with compelling biographies to help them reclaim lost seats.

#elections-house-of-representatives, #garcia-mike-1976, #house-of-representatives, #midterm-elections-2018, #minorities, #race-and-ethnicity, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government, #veterans, #women-and-girls