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2018 Midterms
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Democratic Gains in Midterms were Largest in Rural Areas
Democratic Senate candidates cut the party’s rural deficit compared to the presidential vote in 2016. But Republicans still…
Outside Groups Spent Big in West Virginia in 2018, But Public Filings Don’t Show the Full Picture
When you opened your mailbox, watched television or listened to commercial radio in the lead-up to the election,…
‘D’ Is for Disadvantage: Democrats have an Identity Problem in Rural America
Democrats are losing rural votes not because of what they propose but because rural voters identify more with…
Why the Perfect Red-State Democrat Lost
Taylor Sappington is exactly the kind of candidate his party should want in Ohio. But he couldn’t get…
One Goes R and One Goes D: Two ‘Most Rural’ House Districts Flip
Democrats defeated an incumbent Republican in the rural New York’s 19th district. Republicans returned the favor in a rural…