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Enten said the Democratic Party is seeing its “best looking” polling in decades as it hopes to turn the U.S. Senate seat blue in the Lone Star State.
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There has not been a truly open Democratic presidential primary — without an incumbent president or a dominant frontrunner — in almost two decades.
Democrats chose South Carolina for the first 2028 presidential primary, then Nevada, prioritizing Black and Latino voters. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia also hold early contests.
For years, Iowa and New Hampshire have led the nominating calendar, but the Democrats want to give more influence to states that don't have overwhelmingly white electorates.
Democrats are expected to recommend the states that will hold the first presidential nominating contests in 2028, likely cementing a calendar that moves away from Iowa and New Hampshire in favor of more racially diverse states
Are Democratic socialist candidates costing Democrats Latino votes? Jose Aristimuño, a former Obama administration official, joins "Prove It! with Batya" to discuss why Latino voters feel abandoned by both parties.
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70 years after the Red Scare and 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, President Trump and Republicans are trying to re-introduce a national fear of "godless communists" ahead of the critical midterms. Why it matters: A wave of resounding victories by Democratic Socialists has the GOP trotting out a message that last worked when most of those candidates weren't even born. - It's too soon to know if the message is working — but Trump and Republican strategists see an opening with voters old enough to remember Soviet-era nuclear drills and spy dramas. The big picture: Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has argued for years that former Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy was right about communism's widespread infiltration into the U.S.…
The Hill's Chris Stirewalt and Bill Sammon break down how the rural-urban divide has shaped U.S. politics from the founding era to today. They explain how population geography gives Republicans an advantage, and Democrats a disadvantage, in presidential and congressional elections. Watch the full episode here: https://thehill.com/newsletters/whole-hog-politics/whole-hog-politics-live-briefing/5942102-new-york-democrats-primary-victories-impact-live-discussion/ The Hill Insider is a new premium access digital subscription from The Hill — launching July 2026. Join the waitlist now: thehill.com/waitlist #democrats #republicans #dems #gop #urban #rural #urbanvsrural #voters #geography #wholehogpolitics #populationgeography #ruralamerica…
Trump has "lost the faith of his most loyal supporters on the year’s most pressing issue," a political correspondent for the New York Times wrote.
Latinos are like other Americans, which makes them a tougher sell for Democrats than they'd like.