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Ruben Gallego makes Kyrsten Sinema’s support for the filibuster an issue in Arizona’s 2024 contest for United States Senate

Excerpt:	Sinema has not declared if she is running for reelection, but raised $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. She has tapped Republican sources. A total of $280,000 came from employees of the Blackstone Group, the investment colossus, with $196,000 from the Carlyle Group, which enriched former President George H.W. Bush.
Published at:	11:27 AM on Monday, April 17th, 2023
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	AZ-Sen
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How American women caught up with Mitch McConnell and obstructionist Republicans

Excerpt:	While the price they paid is steep, American women have delivered a comeuppance to Mitch McConnell. The Senate Republican leader sowed the wind in February of 2016. He is reaping the whirlwind in 2022.
Published at:	10:38 AM on Friday, November 18th, 2022
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	CO-Sen, KS-Gov, ME-Gov, MI-Gov, NH-Sen, NM-Gov, NV-Sen, WA-Sen, WI-Gov
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The 2022 midterm results are yielding new, battle-tested Democratic leaders

Excerpt:	From New England to the Great Lakes States to the Southwest, voters backed Democratic candidates with records of taking on Donald Trump and ultra MAGA forces.
Published at:	11:30 PM on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022
Written by:	Joel Connelly
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	CO-Sen, MA-Gov, MD-Gov, PA-Gov, PA-Sen
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Scramble for the Senate: The results are in; here’s how the candidates and parties fared

Excerpt:	Although the Democrats made gains, control of the upper chamber of Congress will not be decided until January of 2021.
Published at:	5:00 PM on Friday, November 13th, 2020
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Elections
Other Tags:	AK-Sen, CO-Sen, GA-Sen, KS-Sen, ME-Sen, MT-Sen, NC-Sen, Scramble for the Senate
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Scramble for the Senate: Can Democrats pick up a seat in Arizona with Mark Kelly?

Excerpt:	Democrats have high hopes that they can unseat Arizona's Republican Senator Martha McSally with the husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
Published at:	5:00 PM on Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Written by:	Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:	Elections, Series & Special Reports
Other Tags:	Scramble for the Senate
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Kyrsten Sinema triumphs over Martha McSally: Democrats pick up a U.S. Senate seat

Excerpt:	Big news out of Arizona tonight: The Associated Press has called the Grand Canyon State's U.S. Senate race for Democratic contender Kyrsten Sinema, and Republican Martha McSally has conceded the race in a congratulatory tweet.
Published at:	6:05 PM on Monday, November 12th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	AZ-Sen
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