FairVote's analysis of 7,500 elections over 25 years found recounts changed the outcome just three times. Experts say recounts rarely help trailing candidates and often widen the margin in favor of the winner.
Plus, DSA v. Dems in California and independent voters to decide Congress
Plus, McConaughey goes public and a Senator puts closed primaries on blast
Plus: Gerrymandering backfires and veterans file voting rights lawsuit in NY.
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The Veteran Suing New York for the Right to Vote (Paul Rieckhoff) | EP61
Trump & Mamdani Agree on This One Issue (NOT What You Think) | EP60
How California's Top-Two Primary Puts DSA vs. Democrats to the Test (Steve Peace) | EP59
How Trump's Own Mail-In Voting Rule Could BACKFIRE on Republicans | EP58
The Democratic Party Told Him To DROP OUT. He Said No. (Antonio Villaraigosa) | EP57
The TRUTH About Trump’s New USPS Ballot Rule (It’s Complicated) | EP56
From Bartender to Bush’s War Room & 50 Years in GOP Politics (Anne Dunsmore) | EP55
In Los Angeles's District 3, business owner Tim Gaspar and labor-backed Barri Worth Girvan compete in a Democrat-versus-Democrat runoff where independent and Republican voters could decide the outcome.
A new California poll shows Prop. 39 has a narrow lead among likely voters, but undecided voters—mostly Democrats—could swing the race either way. An analysis of who is undecided reveals the true state of close contests.
Early voters in South Dakota show support for independent Senate candidate Brian Bengs, while former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorses an independent over a Democrat in Montana.
