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What Narrow Primary Margins Can—and Cannot—Tell Us
Wisconsin and Michigan produced razor-thin outcomes. Reading them responsibly requires more than sorting a spreadsheet.
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Democratic Primary Voters Are Choosing Change, but Not One Ideology
Michigan and Minnesota moved left in marquee Senate races. Wisconsin and Connecticut showed why that is not the whole story.
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Beyond Congress: The Governors Who Could Reshape State Power in 2027
Budgets, vetoes, appointments and election administration make the 2026 governor contests about far more than party scorekeeping.
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NSF Awards $83 Million for AI-Ready Scientific Data Systems
Six named projects will connect repositories, computing and AI resources, while additional planning grants prepare future national infrastructure proposals.