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Some midterm updates

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Halina Bennet
Feb 17, 2026
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Because we were out of the office yesterday, I did not give you any updates on the midterm elections. In lieu of that post, I thought I’d share a few developments:

  • Democrats have some newfound hope in Iowa, where on Monday Nathan Sage stepped out of the race for U.S. Senate and endorsed Josh Turek, a state representative.

  • Stephen Colbert told his audienc…

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