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Democrats win the optics

The Republican Party underperforms expectations in the US midterms, greatly reducing the likelihood of Donald Trump getting a clear run for the 2024 nomination.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 7 Comments 10 November 202210 November 2022

US midterms: Senate

Prospects for the Democrats look better tomorrow in the Senate than in the House of Representatives, but holding on to their majority still won't be an easy task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 1 Comment 8 November 2022

US midterms: House of Reps

The Republican Party is an unbackable favorite to win back control of the House of Representatives this week.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 7 November 20222 February 2023

The wages of insurrection

A New Mexico court enforces the disqualification clause of the fourteenth amendment for the first time in a century. Much bigger targets may be in sight.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 8 September 202230 September 2022

Results on three continents

A president narrowly returned in Angola, a high-profile loss in Alaska and the draft constitution goes down in Chile.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Party matters, Referenda, United States 1 Comment 5 September 2022

Death of a liberator

The last Soviet leader leaves a legacy that will never be forgotten.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Personalities, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 31 August 2022

Preferences and the Republicans

Preferential voting will determine the fate of Sarah Palin, but on a broader front it could make a huge difference to the future of the Republican Party.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 26 August 2022

August electoral roundup

A regular feature: this month, news from Kenya, Kuwait, Senegal and Canada, plus an update on a Washington story.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Middle East, North America (ex-US), Party matters, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 18 August 2022

Democracy in Alaska

Alaskan voters are trying out a new voting system, which among other things offers them the opportunity to return Sarah Palin to the limelight.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Personalities, United States 2 Comments 16 August 20223 September 2022

Kansas votes for choice

A shock defeat for an anti-abortion initiative in Kansas gives hope to Democrats facing an otherwise bleak political landscape.

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