What a difference three years makes. In 2010, Nebraska passed the country’s most restrictive abortion law that barred abortions after 20 weeks. By March 2013, 12 states have done so — or passed restrictions even earlier in the pregnancy, like North Dakota’s six-week ban. These are the states you see in orange, in this graphic… Read more »
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama’s final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states… Read more »
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Tim Murray declines bid for Mass. governor, altering landscape
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • MA-Gov: A big development in the nascent Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial primary: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, who likely would have been a front-runner to replace Deval Patrick, has decided against a bid… Read more »
The Morning-After Thrill: The New News Landscape and Hyping 2016…Already
Two billion dollars of spending by both sides and two billion minutes of analysis later, the 2012 election ended in a Buckeye blink of an eye. Same President, basically the same Senate and Congress, and a country divided as deep as any moment since the Civil War… Money well spent, huh? So while the fresh… Read more »