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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation’s fractious politics. Both states, which control a combined 26 electoral votes, have deadlines for appearing on […]
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Republicans debate ahead of runoff for Alabama congressional seat | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two Republicans running for Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District clashed in a debate that aired Monday ahead of next week’s runoff. Dick Brewbaker, a businessman and former state senator, and Caroleene Dobson, an attorney and political newcomer, are vying for the GOP nomination in the April 16 runoff. The winner […]
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Peskin Campaign Begins With Protest, Promises
In a maelstrom of supporters (and a few protestors) Supervisor Peskin, already a known candidate, made it official on Saturday – he is running for mayor of San Francisco. “I will be a man who loves this city, and does not beat it up for political gain,” said Peskin who made the announcement at 11am […]
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Maricopa mayor’s opposition silent on 2024 election
Election season is upon us and that means an influx of signs, commercials and handshakes is imminent as candidates attempt to win over voters in Maricopa. In these final days of March, it also means collecting last-minute signatures to get on the primary ballot in August. A sparse field in the mayoral race seems like […]
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Cordes resigns, will run for Florence mayor
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Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on abortion rights in deeply conservative Alabama, won a special election to the Alabama Legislature, in a victory that Democrats say illustrates voter backlash to extreme reproductive restrictions imposed by Republicans. Lands, a Democrat, on Tuesday decisively defeated Republican Teddy Powell to win the open House of Representatives seat in a […]
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Mark Farrell says he would fire SFMTA head, police chief if elected
Three times within an hour, San Francisco mayoral hopeful Mark Farrell called on voters to use “common sense” to decide on their stance on city issues. “San Francisco is moving away from just being ideological, this left and right, progressive and moderate,” Farrell said last night, to a sold-out crowd at Manny’s cafe in conversation […]
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2 City Council seats up for grabs in Boca Raton election | #citycouncil
Four candidates are vying for two seats on the City Council of Boca Raton, Palm Beach County’s second-most populous municipality with some 97,500 residents. For Seat C, incumbent Council member Yvette Drucker is in a rematch with former cop and teacher Bernard Korn, who ran against her in March 2021 and placed last among four […]
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Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to heighten Black voting power in Alabama received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tuesday’s primary, alarming advocates concerned about the potential impact on a race seen as crucial to boosting Black representation and Democrats’ hopes to flip the […]
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Where the reshaped race for Berkeley mayor stands
Three candidates for Berkeley mayor — Adena Ishii, Kate Harrison and Sophie Hahn — took part in a February forum moderated by Berkeley Chamber CEO Beth Roessner at the David Brower Center in downtown Berkeley. Credit: Nico Savidge The race for mayor of Berkeley wasn’t on this week’s spring primary ballot, but results from that […]
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