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How To Join Michelle Obama's #VotingSquad
R29 Team
Oct 26, 2018
News
Sen. Patty Murray: 2018 Is "Year Of The Woman" Part 2
Senator Patty Murray
Oct 26, 2018
Tech
Need A Ride To The Polls On Election Day?Uber & Lyft Have You Covered
Anabel Pasarow
Oct 25, 2018
Politics
How Women Are Rebuilding The Missouri Democratic Party From The G...
“It hit me like a ton of bricks,” Kathy Ellis says of a sign she saw at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington D.C. The sign, which read, “I have a t
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Hannah Brashers
2018 election
Lauren Underwood Wants To Bring Back Heartland Values
The 32-year-old nurse and Obama administration alumna is the first serious challenger Rep. Randy Hultgren has faced since being elected in 2010.
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Andrea González-R...
Politics
Senate Candidate Karin Housley Once Compared Michelle Obama To A ...
Karin Housley, the Republican candidate running for Al Franken’s former Minnesota Senate seat, has a troubling social media history. HuffPost reports tha
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Leah Carroll
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Alabama Congressional Candidate Says State Has Purged Thousands O...
Mallory Hagan, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Alabama's 3rd District, stood on the historic Macon County Courthouse steps in Tuskegee on Thurs
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
These Are The Women Candidates Who May Flip The House In The Midt...
by
Sage Lazzaro
Politics
Taylor Swift Says "I Wish You Would" Vote Early
After breaking her apolitical reputation earlier this month, Taylor Swift continues to speak up on the importance of voting this midterm election. The worl
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Andrea González-R...
2018 election
What I’ve Learned Knocking Doors For Political Campaigns
A few weeks ago, I stood outside a small house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, inhaling the smell of freshly cut grass and straining to hear the sound of fo
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Catherine Vaughan
Politics
Jacky Rosen Is In A Dead Heat To Take Dean Heller’s Job
With just three weeks to Election Day, the Nevada Senate race is locked in a dead heat. Jacky Rosen is trailing behind incumbent Senator Dean Heller by jus
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Amelia Harnish
Politics
'When They Go Low, We Go Hard': How Black Women Are Seizing This ...
Black women have been on the frontlines of social change in the United States for decades. Now, they're building a progressive movement to remake the
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Tristan Offit
Politics
Taylor Swift Told Her 112 Million Followers To Register To Vote —...
Like an animatronic snake, Taylor Swift has shed her apolitical skin and announced her support for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections. And while s
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
Texas Has Never Sent A Latina To Congress. Veronica Escobar Is Ab...
For the first time ever, Texas will almost certainly send a Latina to Congress this fall. Her name is Veronica Escobar, and she’s running for Congress in
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Frances Solá-Sant...
Politics
Why Women Are Betting On Beto O'Rourke
Ahead of the October 9 deadline, a massive number of Texans are registered to vote — some 15.69 million, a record number according to the secretary of st
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Courtney E. Smith
2018 election
The Magic Of Liuba Grechen Shirley, The Suburban Mom With Her Eye...
New York's 2nd Congressional district has long been considered a waste of time for Democrats — that is, until Liuba Grechen Shirley came along.
by
Amelia Harnish
Politics
Taylor Swift May Have Led To An Increase In Voter Registration
Good news for democracy: Taylor Swift's viral Instagram post shattering her apolitical reputation has led to a massive spike in new voter registration
by
Andrea González-R...
News
Taylor Swift Just Endorsed Democrats In The Upcoming Midterm Elec...
Taylor Swift is breaking her reputation for not being political — and doing it in a big way. In a Sunday evening Instagram post, the pop superstar reveal
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Ashley Alese Edwards
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2018 election
Asian-American, Immigrant & Republican, Too
In many ways, the town of Diamond Bar is the future that liberals want. So why do its residents keep voting for Republicans?
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Connie Wang
Fashion
Help Us Get 100,000 First Time Voters To The Polls
“She Came. She Saw. She F*cking Voted.” The midterm elections are coming (November 6 to be exact) and if you've still yet to register to v
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Us
2018 election
Kesha: One Vote Really Can Change Everything
Kesha's latest single, "Here Comes The Change," is a hopeful anthem for trying times. Here, she shares the message behind it.
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Kesha
2018 election
It's Her Turn: The R29 Candidate Tracker
The 2018 midterms are already herstory: A record 262 women could win a seat in Congress. Another 16 could become governors. Stay tuned here as we share the
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R29 Team
Politics
Cynthia Nixon Loses To Andrew Cuomo In NY Primary
New Yorkers chose incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo over actress and activist Cynthia Nixon in the state's Democratic gubernatorial primary on Thursday, Sep
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Natalie Gontcharova
Politics
New Yorkers Report They're Being Turned Away From The Polls On El...
Story after story, the frustration is palpable: New Yorkers, fired up to vote in Thursday, September 13's crucial Democratic primary election, are bei
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Natalie Gontcharova
2018 election
In Honor Of Election Day, I Tried Cynthia Nixon's Controversial B...
The man behind the counter at Zucker's Bagel & Smoked Fish on Chambers Street in Manhattan did a double take and smirked. He probably had already
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Olivia Harrison
Politics
The Reds Are Coming—& They're Young, Female, & Determined To Win ...
Can socialism flourish in the Midwest? In the battleground state of Minnesota, activists are testing their theories.
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Torey Van Oot
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More Women Are Running For Office Than Ever — Here's One
Is it time to replace the White men who have held elected office for over ten years? Alessandra Biaggi thinks so. In the midst of our political firestorm,
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Elisa Kreisinger
Politics
This Video Shows The Exact Moment Ayanna Pressley Realized She Won
On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley joined the crop of progressive candidates of color who have defeated establishment-backed lawmakers this primary season after h
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Andrea González-R...
Politics
Cynthia Nixon Is Raging Against The Machine
The insurgent candidate for governor is fed up with the status quo and pushing her blue state toward serious change. Are enough New Yorkers with her?
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Natalie Gontcharova
US News
Why Didn't Cynthia Nixon & Andrew Cuomo Talk About Sexual Harassm...
On Wednesday night, Cynthia Nixon and Gov. Andrew Cuomo squared off in a contentious debate in which they sparred on single-payer healthcare, the subway, a
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Natalie Gontcharova
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