🌎 North America 5h ago · Ari Berman

These State Races Could Be the Sleeper Issue of the Midterms

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So much attention is understandably focused on whether Democrats can take back control of Congress this year. But little-noticed state legislative races could be just as consequential.



If Democrats retake Congress, they can block President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda. But if Democrats retake control of the states, they can actually begin to reverse it.



Back in 2010, Republicans picked up nearly 700 state legislative seats. President Barack Obama famously called it “a shellacking.&#822

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