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An Election ‘Off Year,’ but Not a Year Off

Polling in off-year election cycles is challenging because it’s hard to know who will turn out to vote. This year, the polls significantly overestimated the Republicans in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, which both had particularly high turnout for an off year. In 2021, polls had the opposite problem, as they overestimated Democrats.

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Republican U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, will run for governor of New York in 2026, taking on incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. While the winners focused their campaign around cost of living issues, they also embraced the core tenets of DEI and wove them into their platforms.

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NJ governor election was among most expensive in US history, officials say

When examined by per capita spending, the state's 2025 governor election was the priciest in the nation's history, data shows.

Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won’t help them win in 2026

Martin’s decision, first reported by The New York Times, spares top Democrats from more scrutiny about their campaigns, including former President Joe Biden, who withdrew from the race after announcing his second-term run, and his vice president, Kamala Harris, who became the nominee and lost to Trump.

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Call for election reforms was ‘culmination’ of Trump’s January 6 speech, DOJ attorney argues in court

A top Justice Department attorney argued in court on Friday that President Donald Trump’s inflammatory rally speech before the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was at least partially aimed at furthering the broader interests of the United States.