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An early 2023 survey of likely general election voters illustrates that Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s path to reelection is both complicated and unprecedented.

Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads Republican challenger Tudor Dixon 51% to 39% in her race to be re-elected Governor of Michigan.

More than 31.2 million midterm early vote and mail-in ballots have been cast as of last night. And the hodgepodge of state election laws will raise your blood pressure:

In this year of record spending, we are approaching a point with precious few TV and radio ad slots remaining. The USPS witching hour is approaching for political direct mail and most digital budgets are set.

Earlier this year, the major telephone companies banded together to make significant changes to how candidates and issue advocacy groups text voters.

Many of us spend hours each day on Zoom calls. The lead topics differ—budget adjustments, tactical shifts in the messaging, responses to opponents’ latest attacks, etc.

Residents in the City of Jackson rate Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s overall job performance rating as a net -8% negative but give him significantly lower marks (-14%) when it comes to his handling of the city’s current water crisis.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is at 50% and leads his Democratic opponent Joe Cunningham by 11 points in his race for re-election. McMaster got 54% in the 2018 contest.

Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leads Republican challenger Tudor Dixon 51% to 39% in her race to be re-elected Governor of Michigan.

Democrat Cheri Beasley leads Republican Ted Budd 46% to 42% with 12% undecided in the open US Senate seat in NC.