Cisneros, Jessica
Bernie Sanders Prepares for ‘War’ With AIPAC and Its Super PAC
In North Carolina, Nida Allam, the Sanders-backed candidate, lost to Valerie Foushee, a state legislator, in an open congressional race. Ms. Foushee’s campaign was supported by nearly $3.5 million in spending from two pro-Israel groups and a super PAC linked to a cryptocurrency billionaire. Super PAC spending for Ms. Allam was $370,000. Maya Handa, Ms. […]
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The Looming End to Abortion Rights Gives Liberal Democrats a Spark
The Democratic primary in North Carolina’s first congressional district had been a low-key affair, despite a new Republican-drawn map that will make the longtime stronghold for Black Democrats a key battleground in the fall. Then the Supreme Court’s draft decision that would overturn the constitutional right to an abortion was leaked, thrusting a searing issue […]
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For South Texas Democrats, an Intraparty Test of Abortion Politics
These voters, several of whom expressed support for abortion rights but said they would still vote for an anti-abortion congressman, revealed the uphill battle Ms. Cisneros faces as she tries to convince voters to oust a familiar political figure whose family has long been a fixture in the community. Even among Democrats, support for abortion […]
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Takeaways From the Texas Primary Elections
For nearly a decade, the refrain from Texas Democrats has been that they are on the verge of making their state competitive, even though no Democrat has won a statewide race since 1994. Tuesday’s primary results illustrated that Democrats still have a long way to go. With more than three-quarters of the votes counted, nearly […]
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A Sneak Peek at the Country’s Midterm Battles: Primary Day in Texas
Still, Mr. Abbott, who has Mr. Trump’s support, was booed in January at a Trump rally north of Houston, only winning over the crowd by invoking the president’s name more than two dozen times in his six-minute speech. Updated March 1, 2022, 1:46 p.m. ET “I think Greg Abbott has been in long enough,” said […]
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