The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

Republicans don’t have a clear boogeyman for this year’s midterms

Some of Democrats’ once-hateable figures are out of the picture. And emerging democratic socialists haven’t made for strong lines of attack nationwide.

Sources (1)· Oct 3, 8:00 PM

Read it

Every telling

their own versions

POLITICO· Oct 3, 8:00 PMRepublicans don’t have a clear boogeyman for this year’s midterms

More like this

similar stories in the archive

Nevada Republicans are testing the 2028 case against Gavin NewsomGov. Joe Lombardo, one of the most vulnerable Republican governors this cycle, has zeroed in on a cross-border boogeyman in the Democratic governor of California.

POLITICO1mo agoWhole story →

Government Joe Lombardo Gavin Newsom 2028 presidential election

Data centers emerging as key issue in Illinois governor’s raceFrom Capitol News Illinois: When Gov. JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. Now, eight years later, the governor has paused those incentives.

Shaw Local Enewspapers2mo agoWhole story →

Planet

Technology JB Pritzker illinois governor race

Alabama Republicans to pick nominee to challenge Democratic Rep. Figures in redrawn districtSix Republicans are competing in a special primary election Tuesday to challenge Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures in November. The district's Black voting age population dropped from 48% to 40%, making it more favorable for Republicans.

PBS News2mo agoWhole story →

Justice

Government Shomari Figures alabama primary election

AI ads are popular in the 2026 midterms, but state laws haven’t stopped a lack of disclosureIn what appears at first to be a typical campaign advertisement, two people introduce themselves as Zohran Mamdani and Kathy Hochul while strolling through a park on a beautiful sunny day. But as the 43-second video continues, Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, and Hochul, the governor of New

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review12d agoWhole story →

Technology

Government Zohran Mamdani Kathy Hochul 2026 midterm elections

Donald Trump's Approval Ratings Loom Over Midterms With 45 Days to GoDonald Trump's approval ratings are emerging as a key factor in the midterms, with Republicans facing economic concerns, Iran war skepticism and tough races.

Newsweek18d agoWhole story →

Government Donald Trump midterm elections

The Picture of Dennis HastertChris Lehmann The disgraced former congressman was a better representative of the GOP than the party would like to admit. The post The Picture of Dennis Hastert appeared first on The Nation .

The Nation2d agoWhole story →

Government dennis hastert scandal

Without federal action, candidates for governor see an opening on AIThey were already taking on data centers as a Big Tech boogeyman. Now, they have to take on artificial intelligence itself.

POLITICO19d agoWhole story →

Security

Technology gubernatorial elections