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Vanquished candidates defied expectations — not at the ballot box, but behind the podium.
By Chris Deaton
He made the comments before midnight on the East Coast, as election results showed a decisive victory for Democrats that would provide them wide majorities in the House and Senate.
By Chris Deaton
Sloppy complaints and consistently rejected arguments waste the time of courts and defendants and the money of taxpayers. It also diminishes the credibility of law enforcement, which has costs beyond the here and now.
Despite the helium underneath Democrats’ expectations and the Trump administration’s belligerence toward localities and states, there are still actual political dynamics at play — worth bearing in mind in an overheated political environment.
By Chris Deaton
The namesake of the ‘Purcell principle’ in election law weighs in about the Midterm season’s final days.
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