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France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

It would be an earthquake for France': is Marseille about to vote in the far-right?

Marseille voters, including traditional conservatives, are shifting toward Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally due to concerns about crime and security ahead of France's local elections.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Off-cycle elections send Republicans a clear midterms warning

The big picture: In key Congressional and state-level races this year, voters moved sharply to the left compared to last year's presidential election. In some races, the pendulum swung by double digits. Zoom in: Earlier this month, Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps defeated a progressive Democrat to represent a conservative Nashville-area district by nine points. That's a far narrower victory than Trump's 22-point win in the district last year. The narrower margin of victory also paralleled closer-than-expected results in Florida's special House elections earlier this year.
US politics
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
8 months ago

The Math That Gave Us Trump

The loss of manufacturing jobs has a profound economic impact, leading to further job losses across multiple sectors.
Democratic voters, especially working-class ones, are increasingly abandoning the party in favor of Trump due to perceived neglect of their economic concerns.
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