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Sheryl Crow gets candid on 'Pick You Up,' politics and speaking out

The singer sat down with The Tennessean in Nashville to discuss her new seven-track project and whether entertainers should share their political views.

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Oct 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Alaska found a way to elect more moderates. Now voters might end it.

Alaskans will decide in November whether to ditch a system that allows four primary candidates, regardless of party, to advance to the general election.

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Oct 8 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head

China has nominated health ​official Song Li ‌as a candidate to lead the World ​Health Organization, China's ​Foreign Ministry said on ⁠Thursday, confirming ​a Reuters exclusive that said ​Song was put forward to succeed the incumbent ​director general, ​Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Oct 8 • 3:29 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
President Trump announces Roger Clemens will receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, calls for him to enter Hall of Fame

The president said he called MLB commissioner Rob Manfred about Clemens' Hall of Fame candidacy earlier this year. Manfred does not control the Hall of Fame.

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Oct 8 • 2:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Rahm Emanuel reveals his political plans

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tells Sean Hannity DSA candidates are in a ‘separate party’ on a new episode of ‘Hang Out with Sean Hannity.’

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Oct 7 • 10:58 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Debra Messing backs GOP NY gov candidate in political shift

‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss ‘Will & Grace’ star Debra Messing’s surprising political shift after a long period of support for Democrats.

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Oct 7 • 10:40 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Attorney general candidates set to clash on Spectrum News

Attorney General Letitia James will face off against her Republican opponent, Saritha Komatireddy, on Thursday night.

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Oct 7 • 6:31 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
GOP lawyer seeks dissatisfied Dems in liberal House district

A Republican corporate lawyer is running in one of the most liberal House districts in the country to prevent a coronation of the Democratic nominee

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Oct 7 • 6:18 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Protestors, politicians denounce Trump as his East Side rally begins

Protestors have gathered across the street from the Freeman Coliseum, where Trump's rally for Republican candidates is underway.

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Oct 7 • 6:17 PM EDT • Politics • expressnews.com
Ahead of Trump's Visit, Ken Paxton Has a New Problem: Snitches

Based on a series of audio leaks, the Republican candidate for Senate does not seem to be having a good time.

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Oct 7 • 6:02 PM EDT • Politics • texasmonthly.com
NY-21 Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien talks debates, rural healthcare

Sonia Ossorio spoke about the issue.

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Oct 7 • 6:00 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
WATCH LIVE: Shapiro, Garrity to engage in Pa. governor\'s debate

The two major-party candidates for governor of Pennsylvania will meet in Harrisburg tonight for the only scheduled debate in this year's general election.

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Oct 7 • 5:00 PM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Panthers Named Landing Spot For Former First-Round Defender

The Carolina Panthers could be a strong candidate to land a former first-round defender.

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Oct 7 • 4:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NC’s Michael Whatley pauses TV ads as campaign rethinks strategy

Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign paused television ads as it rethinks strategy in a final push to November.

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Oct 7 • 4:02 PM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at rally for Senate candidate Ken Paxton in San Antonio
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Oct 7 • 3:20 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Trump makes third trip to Texas in less than a month despite Paxton audio leaks

President Donald Trump is making his third trip to Texas in less than a month to stump for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms.

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Oct 7 • 2:59 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Scientists uncover how the world's smallest flowering plant became so tiny

A new study has revealed how some plants pack the same structures as larger species into a tiny space, making them promising candidates for future crops.

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Oct 7 • 2:20 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Crowley, Tiffany offer opposing health-care plans | Election 2026

Health care costs are squeezing Wisconsin families — and the candidates for governor have very different ideas about what to do.

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Oct 7 • 2:00 PM EDT • Health • wausaupilotandreview.com
Ex-Cagliari and Tottenham defender Vega running for FIFA President

Former Cagliari and Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega announced he intends to run as a candidate for FIFA President against Gianni Infantino.The 55-year-old played his international football for S...

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Oct 7 • 12:40 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Debate an even matchup says University of Maine Political Science Chair

The University of Maine’s Political Science Chair, Mark Brewer, thinks both candidates fared well in Tuesday’s US Senate debate, but the even match-up might be a win for the challenger.

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Oct 7 • 12:23 PM EDT • Science • wabi.tv
Debate an even matchup says University of Maine Political Science Chair

The University of Maine’s Political Science Chair, Mark Brewer, thinks both candidates fared well in Tuesday’s US Senate debate, but the even match-up might be a win for the challenger.

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Oct 7 • 12:23 PM EDT • Politics • wabi.tv
Trump to campaign for Ken Paxton, Carlos De La Cruz in San Antonio today

President Donald Trump is making his third swing through Texas on behalf of Republican candidates in just under a month.

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Oct 7 • 12:01 PM EDT • Politics • houstonpublicmedia.org
WATCH LIVE: U.S. Senate candidates Hinson, Turek debate in Iowa
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Oct 7 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Three Bucksport residents vie for two town council seats

Bucksport voters will have a choice of three candidates for two open town council seats on Nov. 3: Incumbent Mark Eastman and newcomers Jon Goss and Ralph Chapman.

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Oct 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Politics • ellsworthamerican.com
GOP gubernatorial candidate pitches plan to lower property taxes

Charles, an attorney and former federal official, said he will also work with the federal government to increase funding for things like substance use disorder treatment.

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Oct 7 • 10:55 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs

Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement.

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Oct 7 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs

(CNN) — Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement.

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Oct 7 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • kten.com
Three years into Gaza’s genocide, U.S. political rhetoric hasn’t translated into action

While some political candidates rose to prominence through their support for Palestine, the U.S. has not stopped backing Israel

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • prismreports.org
Trump choosin' Texas in bid to save GOP majority in Congress

The president's visit to San Antonio is his 4th stop in Texas in 6 weeks. The visit fulfills a promise he made in August to help Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton win in November.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • houstonchronicle.com
Manny's exit boosts McCoy in supervisor race

Three candidates remain in the battle to represent D8.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • sfexaminer.com
Where Iowa governor candidates stand on cancer, water, property taxes

Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand are running in Iowa's open governor's race. Here's where they stand on key issues.

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Oct 7 • 6:57 AM EDT • Politics • desmoinesregister.com
Hear Iowa 1st Congressional District candidates on tariffs, Iran war

The marquee U.S. House race in Iowa's 1st District heads for a third rematch, with an independent candidate adding a fresh twist. Meet the candidates.

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Oct 7 • 6:27 AM EDT • Politics • desmoinesregister.com
'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills

Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.

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Oct 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • npr.org
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‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.

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Oct 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • kffhealthnews.org
Politics shouldn’t be dirty

Somewhere along the way, politics became less about what we can accomplish and more about what we can say about one another. Thatu2019s a shame. Running for public office should be about putting your experience, record, ideas and vision in front of the public and allowing voters to make their own decision. Candidates should absolutely be questioned. Records should be […]

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Oct 7 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • moabtimes.com
North Bend Mayoral Candidates address the business community at recent forum

Candidate forums continued at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s (BACC) Business Connection Luncheons on Wednesday September 30, 2026. This week, the chamber hosted current North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke,

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Oct 7 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • theworldlink.com
Will Ben Affleck Get Join Politics Now? Animals Actor Has Answered

Ben Affleck’s latest movie Animals puts him in an unusual political role. He plays Mark Kimball, a mayoral candidate whose campaign is thrown into chaos when his son is kidnapped. While promoting the ...

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Oct 7 • 1:44 AM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Current Sandcreek Township board member, business owner seek for open trustee seat

The two candidates running for the Sandcreek Township trustee in the Nov. 3 general election are Republican David A. Darnall and Democrat Steve Schoettmer.

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Oct 7 • 12:39 AM EDT • Business • therepublic.com
Candidates share their stance on healthcare at Health Improvement Alliance forum

The Health Improvement Alliance of Saint Joseph County held an open forum on Tuesday for political candidates to share their thoughts and stances on healthcare

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Oct 6 • 10:37 PM EDT • Health • wsbt.com
Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over Trump and seniority in Maine’s first Senate debate

The two candidates clashed repeatedly on their records and about national politics in the first of four debates in the key battleground race.

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Oct 6 • 8:35 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Talarico steps off Texas Senate campaign trail after flu diagnosis

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has stepped off the campaign trail after being diagnosed with the flu. Talarico disclosed his illness Sept. 29 at a virtual forum sponsored by the

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Oct 6 • 7:33 PM EDT • Entertainment • thederrick.com
Lt. gov. candidates largely agree on politics, clash personally

Lt. Gov. John Rodgers and challenger Molly Gray met Tuesday for a tense debate hosted by Vermont Public.

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Oct 6 • 7:16 PM EDT • Politics • manchesterjournal.com
Nassau Democrats accuse GOP mailers of spreading misinformation, sowing division

At a Democratic headquarters in Garden City on Tuesday, four candidates highlighted mailings they said had gone too far.

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Oct 6 • 7:08 PM EDT • Politics • abc7ny.com
Kyle Austin touts business experience in bid as Libertarian for U.S. Senate

Kyle Austin is the Libertarian candidate in Montana’s U.S. Senate race. The 43-year-old pharmacy owner and farmer says he’s had a desire to serve in a federal office since he was a teenager.

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Oct 6 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • ktvq.com
Kyle Austin touts business experience in bid as Libertarian for U.S. Senate

Kyle Austin is the Libertarian candidate in Montana’s U.S. Senate race. The 43-year-old pharmacy owner and farmer says he’s had a desire to serve in a federal office since he was a teenager.

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Oct 6 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • kpax.com
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Senate candidate Andrews says Medicaid cuts 'will be devastating' to SC

In Greer, U.S. Senate candidate Annie Andrews discussed what she calls America's 'broken healthcare system' and shared ideas for making it better.

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Oct 6 • 6:23 PM EDT • Health • greenvilleonline.com
WATCH: Gov. Wes Moore, GOP challenger Dan Cox face off in Maryland governor’s debate

Gov. Wes Moore, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is set to face a familiar GOP opponent, former state Del. Dan Cox, in a debate Tuesday, as he bids for a second term as Maryland’s chief executive.

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Oct 6 • 6:21 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Lt. gov. candidates largely agree on politics, clash personally

Lt. Gov. John Rodgers and challenger Molly Gray met Tuesday for a tense debate hosted by Vermont Public.

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Oct 6 • 6:16 PM EDT • Politics • vtdigger.org
Ben Affleck says he'd never run for political office

In "Animals," Ben Affleck plays a mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped. In real life, he says, holding public office "would be an awful job."

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Oct 6 • 4:52 PM EDT • Politics • usatoday.com
Pingree holds double-digit lead as voters back public option for health insurance

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree holds a double-digit lead over Republican Bobby Charles, while one of her signature health care proposals is even more popular with likely Maine voters, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by the Maine People’s Resource Center and released by the Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon

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Oct 6 • 4:17 PM EDT • Health • mainebeacon.com
WGAL to host 36th District debate with candidates Malone, Jones

Democrat James Malone and Republican Tom Jones will meet for a televised debate next week on WGAL, less than a month before their highly anticipated showdown in Lancaster County’s 36th

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Oct 6 • 3:52 PM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Thune presses Trump for more funding toward battleground races red

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Monday revealed he is pressing President Donald Trump for more funding toward battleground races in the midterm elections, as Republicans fight to stave off losses in November. Thune said that he’s been emphasizing the question of resources for candidates during conversations with Trump and the president’s advisers, in […]

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Oct 6 • 3:35 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Will Democrats’ midterm wave reach California’s Central Valley? Bernie Sanders rallies the vote

Many Democrats are hopeful that Randy Villegas, their congressional candidate in the traditionally conservative Central Valley, can prove that progressive ideas, like universal healthcare, are palatable outside of safe blue cities.

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Oct 6 • 2:16 PM EDT • Politics • kpbs.org
Young voters struggle to afford housing. But they don't expect help from political candidates

Pennsylvania's competitive U.S. House districts showcase how housing affordability challenges for young voters may play into control of the next Congress.

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Oct 6 • 2:11 PM EDT • Politics • cnbc.com
Governor Candidate Amy Acton (D-OH) Visits Small Business in Columbus

Candidate for governor Amy Acton (D-OH) visits a small business in Columbus.

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Oct 6 • 1:56 PM EDT • Business • c-span.org
Tyreek Hill receives warning about going back to Kansas City

The Kansas City Chiefs saw wide receivers Tyquan Thornton and Rashee Ric go down in Sunday’s win over the Las Vegas Aces, leading to heavy speculation that former franchise superstar Tyreek Hill, who is working his way back from a knee injury, could be a prime candidate to replace Thornton and Hill’s production as he…

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Oct 6 • 1:03 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wisconsin governor candidates offer opposing plans to address rising health care costs

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley say they want to lower health care costs and make care more accessible. But they’re offering different views on how to do that.

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Oct 6 • 12:44 PM EDT • Health • civicmedia.us
WATCH: NH's 1st Congressional District forum with DiLorenzo and Shaheen

Tune into a livestream of our candidate forum with Republican Anthony DiLorenzo and Democrat Stefany Shaheen, starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 6.

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Oct 6 • 12:19 PM EDT • Politics • nhpr.org
Where Ballard and the other secretary of state candidates stand on election reform

When Greg Ballard stepped before reporters for another news conference at the Statehouse last week, he announced his newest proposal for what has become a key issue in his campaign:

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Oct 6 • 12:09 PM EDT • Politics • thestatehousefile.com
Fact check: Ad targets NC Democratic candidate’s donations and political ties

A PAC ad attacks U.S. congressional candidate Jamie Ager over donations and his affiliation with a former Biden administration official.

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Oct 6 • 11:15 AM EDT • Politics • newsobserver.com
Brazil: Lessons from a Disaster

By Antonio Martins (Outras Palavras) Defeats become deeper and more prolonged when we misunderstand what caused them, avoid correcting course, and embrace “solutions” that only compound our mistakes. Lula’s government and the Brazilian left suffered a disaster in Sunday’s election. Contrary to every poll, the president finished the first round 2.2 million votes behind Flávio Bolsonaro—and, more significantly, 3.4 million votes below his total four years ago, when the machinery of the state was working against him and in favor of his opponent. His vote share declined in 98 percent of Brazil’s municipalities. The PL, the main party of the far right, elected 121 deputies and 28 senators, becoming the largest caucus in both houses of Congress. The parties aligned with the Centrão—Brazil’s bloc of transactional center-right parties—were somewhat diminished, but will still hold roughly 250 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 35 in the Senate. That will make it easier to assemble the majorities needed to amend the Constitution or impeach Supreme Federal Court justices. If elected, Flávio Bolsonaro could appoint four members of the Court, substantially altering its internal balance of power. What produced these results? How can the far right be prevented from consolidating them into a prolonged political hegemony? And what is the essential change of direction the left now needs? Explaining the Disaster Across the commercial media and the exuberant chaos of digital platforms, interpretations are multiplying. Some focus on specific episodes: Lula’s absence from the Globo debate, his very close relationship with Alexandre de Moraes, or his emphasis on issues supposedly remote from most people’s everyday concerns, such as rare earth minerals. Among the more systemic interpretations, three seem especially questionable. One argues that the principal defeat was not the left’s, since its congressional representation declined only slightly. The decisive movement captured at the ballot box, according to this view, was a shift within the right itself—from the more moderate and transactional forces of the Centrão toward the more ideological and radicalized forces of the PL and Novo. A second interpretation holds that the nature of electoral and political processes has changed. The material interests and aspirations of society, it argues, no longer play the central role they once did; they have given way to forms of subjective self-identification that the left has yet to understand. And a third concludes that, because of these two developments, we should expect a political winter: a prolonged period in which the far right and the broader right dominate Brazilian political life. There are important elements in all three interpretations. The problem lies in what they deny or leave out: Lula’s third government was a small-bore government. It offered the majorities that elected it neither a clearly better life nor reasons to believe again in politics and its power to transform society. These failures flowed from two fatal accommodations, which I will examine below. As a result, the government suffered a slow but steady erosion of support. And, as has happened in so many Western countries, it gave the far right the opportunity to present itself as anti-system and to benefit from popular frustration and distress. The interpretation that emphasizes the migration of votes from the center-right and traditional right toward the far right has been advanced, among others, by the courageous journalist Leonardo Sakamoto. In his UOL column on Monday, October 5, he highlights the miserable behavior of the traditional conservative parties. Over the past four years, they repeatedly joined forces with the “neo”-fascists, helping to “normalize” them—a criticism that could equally be directed at almost the entire corporate media. Believing they could use the far right as a stepping stone, they instead ended up partly devoured by it. This was especially true in the Senate, where the PL’s gain of 13 senators and Novo’s gain of two came at the expense of the PSD, which lost nine; the MDB, which lost two; the PSDB, which lost two; and the PP, which lost one. Sakamoto’s observation is accurate and necessary, but it leaves uncomfortable questions unanswered. Why did the erosion of the Centrão benefit the far right rather than, for example, producing growth for the left—as has happened so many times before, both in Brazil and elsewhere? The answer is not difficult. Throughout its four years in office, Lula’s third government was almost invariably associated with the Centrão. Here lies its first accommodation: accepting the limits imposed by conservative institutions; avoiding, as much as possible, any attempt to strain those limits through popular pressure; and believing only in the modest changes that could be squeezed through openings in Congress. The failure of the campaign to end the six-day workweek is emblematic. Lula could have electrified the presidential race by pairing it with a popular campaign for passage of the measure. Instead, he chose to place his hopes in the hands of Senate president Rodrigo Alcolumbre. He generated no mass mobilization, did not force his opponents onto an uncomfortable defensive, and won no victory. In September 2025, the government squandered the greatest of its many opportunities to shake up conservative power in Congress. Popular opposition to the so-called Shielding Amendment—which, if approved, would have restricted criminal proceedings against members of Congress—brought crowds into the streets, mobilized primarily by artists and social movements. This opened the possibility for a broader political education: a campaign that could begin exposing the limits and dysfunctions of Brazil’s political system while putting Bolsonaro’s movement on the defensive for its predictable support of political privilege. The amendment was defeated. But the executive branch then backed away from the fight. It remained associated with an institutional world widely seen as corrupt, elitist, and indifferent to ordinary people’s struggles. In doing so, it forfeited its credibility as a vehicle for the protest vote. On Sunday, it reaped the bitter fruits. Are We Doomed? Taking a different approach from Sakamoto, the philosopher Moysés Pinto Neto and other writers have drawn attention, in their first analyses of October 4, to the fragmentation of the public sphere produced by Big Tech platforms. Through their algorithms, these platforms present each person with a different view of social reality. As a consequence, it becomes much harder to identify common material problems and demands—for example, the fight for labor rights or for a properly funded public health system. Voters no longer embrace such demands, these authors argue, because they no longer see themselves as part of a collective. Instead, they tend to value the identities assigned to them by neoliberal subjectivity—the role of the entrepreneur, for example. On this interpretation, the left’s possible error lies in clinging to outdated illusions. Moysés’s warning is highly relevant and resonates with arguments such as Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s “Apocalyptic Fascism and the Billionaires’ Bet.” Unlike a century ago, the far right no longer promises a radiant future. It concentrates instead on resentment—especially that of young men. “They belong to a generation that fears it may never own a home, but compensates with the pleasure it gets from constantly provoking progressives online. Convinced their future has been stolen, they share memes romanticizing historical authoritarian regimes,” the authors write. But Moysés seems to confuse this danger with inevitability. He fails to see that the left’s answer cannot be adaptation. On the contrary, it must strengthen the possibility of politics as collective action. Nor does he recognize that precisely such a reversal is already becoming possible in some of the most promising mobilizations of the twenty-first century: the election, at the end of 2025, of the young Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York, on a platform centered on the intensely material fight for an affordable city; the Left Party’s victory in Berlin two weeks ago, built around the demand to expropriate private real-estate corporations; and the very recent wave of demonstrations in Spain—including an occupation of Madrid’s Puerta del Sol—in which tens of thousands of young people mobilized by the Tenants’ Union have demanded limits on rents. By putting itself in the straitjacket of the “fiscal framework” in the first months of 2022, Lula’s third government adopted the second fatal accommodation of its term. Faced with conservative institutions and a country devastated by four years of Bolsonaro, increased public investment was the government’s remaining weapon for offering a more dignified life to the majority and forging an anti-conservative pact with them. The same state that disburses 1 trillion reais a year to enrich a small class of rentiers could instead spend money to extend the Family Health Strategy to every Brazilian, at a cost of 30 billion reais; provide full-day public schooling and childcare to all adolescents and children—and, especially, relief to their mothers; achieve universal sanitation while cleaning up polluted urban rivers; multiply metro systems; begin transforming the urban peripheries; and undertake many other urgently needed projects. In April 2023, an article in Outras Palavras warned that the fiscal framework could “shrink the Lula government and preserve the forces that condemn the country to inequality and regression.” A year later, another article showed that restraints on public spending were strangling policies vital to ordinary people and undermining the president’s popularity. In November 2024 came a reality check, in the form of the government’s humiliating defeat in the municipal elections. Even then, the fiscal lock was neither removed nor loosened. On the contrary: throughout the government’s four years, fiscal restraint remained central to its political narrative. The administration proudly proclaimed that it had “put the state’s accounts in order,” without grasping either how misleading that phrase was—given the payment of 1 trillion reais in interest—or how badly the message was hurting it politically. Lula finally woke up in September 2026. The increase in Bolsa Família benefits, after four years of being frozen; the announcement that anti-obesity drugs would be offered through Brazil’s public health system; and the ban on online betting showed that the state has the power to act decisively on behalf of the majority when those in government are willing to confront obstacles. The huge marches that closed the campaign in Fortaleza, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo on the eve of October 4 showed how such initiatives can mobilize activists and the broader public. But it was too late—and too little to change the outcome of the first round. History has not ended The possibility of a turnaround in the three weeks leading up to November 25 cannot be ruled out. It will not be simple or easy. Lula must not only make up a deficit of 2.2 million votes; he must also offset the movement of voters who backed other right-wing candidates in the first round, most of whom are likely to move toward Flávio Bolsonaro. Pulling that off will require a broad, grassroots effort to win over voters, potentially reinforced by new initiatives from Lula. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If Bolsonaro’s movement also wins the presidency, the result will create a high-risk situation for Brazilian sovereignty and democracy. The enormous challenges posed by such an outcome would require the left to reexamine, in depth and with a genuine willingness to engage in self-criticism, its political projects—or its lack of them—and its practices. But would that mean we are condemned to the long winter of far-right hegemony that some analyses are beginning to forecast? It is far too early to say, suggests a recent text by Álvaro García Linera, the thinker who served as vice president of Bolivia under Evo Morales. His central hypothesis is that this political current will prove short-lived. At a moment when the entire world is once again talking about sovereignty and protecting national economies, the far right offers a stale, recolonizing neoliberalism. Its submission to the United States is as blatant and pathetic as Flávio and Eduardo Bolsonaro’s overtures to Donald Trump. Its project amounts to something like every man for himself: greater inequality, capitalism without limits, devastation, and supremacism. Will it work? In the United States, just two years into his second term, Trump himself is reaching record levels of unpopularity and may be on the verge of losing Republican control of both the House and Senate in November. Every new beginning is difficult. Whatever the outcome of the second round, the defeats of October 4 show how profoundly the Brazilian left will have to rethink and rebuild. But just as it would be foolish to underestimate the seriousness of its mistakes, it would be equally foolish to conclude that rebuilding a political project is no longer possible. History has not ended. The times are moving faster than ever. Originally published in Portuguese by Outras Palavras. English translation by Eric Blanc; I’ve added the subtitles. More We can’t stop the far right at home or abroad without a revitalized labor movement, which is yet another reason why you should become a sustaining supporter of the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC) — one of US labor’s pivotal bright spots. Relatedly, Jacobin published a short piece of mine reflecting on a decade of Bernie Sanders inspiring a whole new generation of young worker organizers.

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Oct 6 • 10:08 AM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com
Top Super PAC for Senate Democrats Raises Record $151 Million in Third Quarter

Democratic Senate candidates have generally out-raised Republicans, but are struggling to match outside spending from Trump-affiliated groups.

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Oct 6 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Republican Hilton's ‘Just try it' ad courts liberals — and angers his own base

A suggestive campaign ad from California Republican governor candidate Steve Hilton pushes buttons; some conservatives say it goes too far.

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Oct 6 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
3 names emerging as possible replacements for Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders’ future at Colorado is facing renewed scrutiny after the Buffaloes fell to 2-3. If the school eventually makes a coaching change, Dan Mullen, Willie Fritz and Jason Eck could emerge as possible candidates, offering different combinations of Power Four experience, program-building success and recent momentum.

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Oct 6 • 7:30 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Wisconsin governor candidates offer opposing plans to address rising health care costs

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany and Democratic Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley say they want to lower health care costs and make care more accessible. But they’re offering different views…

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Oct 6 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • wisconsinwatch.org
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District candidates sound off on economy, war

Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn faces a challenge from Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott in the Nov. 3 midterm election. Meet the candidates.

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Oct 6 • 6:33 AM EDT • Politics • desmoinesregister.com
Minnesota gubernatorial candidates discuss business platforms at Economic Club discussion

Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) and Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) faced off Monday afternoon in a forum hosted by the Economic Club of Minnesota. Each candidate took the stage independently to answer questions from a moderator for 30 minutes apiece.

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Oct 6 • 5:25 AM EDT • Business • northernnewsnow.com
Minnesota gubernatorial candidates discuss business platforms at Economic Club discussion

Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) and Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) faced off Monday afternoon in a forum hosted by the Economic Club of Minnesota. Each candidate took the stage independently to answer questions from a moderator for 30 minutes apiece.

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Oct 6 • 5:25 AM EDT • Business • kttc.com
Missouri’s 6th Congressional district: What to know about the candidates running in November

A Democrat, a Republican and a Libertarian are running to fill the seat vacated by the retiring Sam Graves, which covers most of the upper portion of Missouri.

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Oct 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kcur.org
Kansas' 3rd Congressional District: What to know about the candidates running in November

Republican Eric Jenkins and Libertarian Steve Hohe are attempting to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, which covers the majority of the Kansas City suburbs.

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Oct 6 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kcur.org
Indonesia's candidate for WHO chief calls on US to rejoin agency

Indonesia's pick to lead the World Health Organization, its health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, ‌told Reuters that the United States should rejoin the agency after its exit at the start of this year.

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Oct 6 • 12:01 AM EDT • Health • reuters.com
Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina

Annie Andrews is a physician running against Sen. Darline Graham.

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Oct 5 • 9:07 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?

Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London

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Oct 5 • 8:48 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Independent Senate candidate Osborn: Nebraska ‘not fooled’ by Trump, Ricketts
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Oct 5 • 7:51 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Hochul and Blakeman spar over Trump influence

The upcoming visit brings up a tough question for Republican candidates in New York and elsewhere.

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Oct 5 • 7:15 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate

President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his hand-picked GOP candidate, Sen. Darline Graham, over the finish line in the midterm election.

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Oct 5 • 6:29 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate nominee

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his handpicked GOP candidate,

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Oct 5 • 6:29 PM EDT • Politics • kten.com
Trump uses anti-transgender slur to attack South Carolina Senate candidate

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an anti-transgender slur to attack Democratic South Carolina Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews, as he tries to push his hand-picked GOP candidate,

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Oct 5 • 6:29 PM EDT • Politics • kten.com
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DEEP DIVE: How Politics Is, and Is Not, Addressing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

In a conversation with U.S Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan last week with members of our young Future Forward editorial board, we talked about how powerful it is for four Minnesota women to be running for the two highest offices in the state — including Governor. We also talked about

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Oct 5 • 6:10 PM EDT • Politics • womenspress.com
Why Your TV Is Overrun by Political Ads (Hint: It’s the Law)

When it comes to candidate ads, the rule is simple, TV stations can't say no. They can say anything they want, and TV stations must air it.

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Oct 5 • 5:23 PM EDT • Politics • wral.com
Essay: Do political debates still matter to voters?

Political debates aren't just about candidates performing well. They're an opportunity for voters to hear real answers, see how candidates think and engage in democracy.

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Oct 5 • 5:14 PM EDT • Politics • kaxe.org
Send us your questions for Texas Senate candidate James Talarico

Calling all Texas Republicans, Democrats, and Independents! Are you a registered voter in Texas? Then submit questions for CNN & Jubilee’s Town Hall with James Talarico on Wednesday, October 14 and engage in a direct conversation with the Texas Democratic Senate candidate on the issues that matter most to you.

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Oct 5 • 4:20 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Candidates to field questions at San Joaquin Delta College forum on Tuesday

The forum will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the college’s Dawn Mabalon Forum. It is free and open to the public.

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Oct 5 • 4:17 PM EDT • Politics • stocktonia.org
Trump’s midterm messaging undercuts GOP candidates

Many Republican candidates have found themselves in surprisingly competitive races

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Oct 5 • 4:15 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump’s midterm messaging undercuts GOP candidates

Many Republican candidates have found themselves in surprisingly competitive races

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Oct 5 • 4:15 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Obama to campaign with El-Sayed in Detroit as ex-president gets more involved in midterms

Obama is upping involvement in the midterm election. He taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks.

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Oct 5 • 1:17 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Congressional candidates discuss expanding executive power and need for political will

Congressional approval ratings are in the tank. By some measures this is one of the least productive sessions of Congress in living memory. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker reports those things may not change much any time soon.

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Oct 5 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • wglt.org
Your Vote 2026 Maine Calling candidate interview: Bobby Charles, Republican for governor

Maine Calling host Jennifer Rooks interviews Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles ahead of the November election.

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Oct 5 • 12:58 PM EDT • Politics • mainepublic.org
Democrats expand target list as polls point in their favor

Democrats are expanding the number of Republican-held House seats they hope to flip in November as polling moves in their favor ahead of the midterm elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Monday that it added six candidates to its “Red to Blue” program, bringing the total to 46. The program provides candidates with strategic […]

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Oct 5 • 12:53 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Harris County judge candidates find common ground on flooding, Houston Health, at Sunday forum

Democratic candidate Letitia Plummer and Republican candidate Orlando Sanchez shared the stage at a forum organized by The Metropolitan Organization on Sunday, October 4.

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Oct 5 • 12:11 PM EDT • Health • houstonpublicmedia.org
Gen Z women want politicians who can make the ‘American dream’ feel attainable

Affordability is the top issue for Gen Z women. But few candidates are appealing to them with a message strong enough to cut through the noise.

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Oct 5 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Gen Z women want politicians who can make the 'American dream' feel attainable

Affordability is the top issue for Gen Z women. But few candidates are appealing to them with a message strong enough to cut through the noise.

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Oct 5 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • 19thnews.org
RYOBI Cleans Up Local Politics with Unlikely Mayoral Candidate 'Swifty'

McCann Birmingham and RYOBI unveil the first trailer for a documentary following the spot cleaner’s unlikely bid to become mayor of Staines

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Oct 5 • 11:18 AM EDT • Politics • lbbonline.com
'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Jason Stein

A month before the 2026 election, the Marquette Law School Poll shows candidates for governor neck-and-neck — poll director Charles Franklin explained where voters stand and why. Enrollment caps for ...

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Oct 5 • 10:27 AM EDT • Politics • pbswisconsin.org
Keller on what happens when all politics is actually national

President Trump's Massachusetts numbers and what they mean for GOP candidates

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Oct 5 • 7:28 AM EDT • Politics • massterlist.com
Independent candidates hope to shake up status quo, give Oklahoma voters alternative option

Frustration with mainstream political parties prompted a number of independents to file for office.

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Oct 5 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • oklahomavoice.com
Democratic socialists scored big primary wins. But that’s not the whole story.

DSA-backed candidates, sharp critics of Israel, made historic gains. But a closer look makes clear they’re not taking over the Democratic Party – so far.

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Oct 5 • 6:22 AM EDT • Politics • jta.org
Meet the candidates for Cleveland County commissioner

Four candidates are running for a seat as a Cleveland County commissioner in the Nov. 3 election. Learn more.

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Oct 5 • 5:04 AM EDT • Politics • shelbystar.com
NC House 115 candidates split on taxes, school vouchers

Rep. Lindsey Prather and Anthony Penland differ on property taxes, school vouchers and Raleigh's role in local decisions.

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Oct 5 • 5:03 AM EDT • Politics • citizen-times.com
Voters are increasingly using AI chatbots to fact-check and compare candidates

Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.

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Oct 5 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • kgou.org