Political parties are increasingly using targeted social media ads to reach specific demographics and local constituencies. The spending on paid advertising online has been growing significantly.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark achievement of the civil rights era. In a 6-3 decision, the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs who challenged the State of Louisiana for creating a second majority-Black district to comply with Section 2 of the law.
By rallying behind Talarico, the party sided with someone who pledged to change Washington while finding consensus. The 36-year-old state representative's win over Crockett cements his status as a rising star and will likely make him one of Democrats' most prominent candidates this year. He campaigned with denunciations of 'politics as a blood sport' and an insistence that people want 'a return to more timeless values of sincerity and honesty and compassion and respect.'