Managing editor @VotebeatUS. Previously senior editor and senior elections analyst @FiveThirtyEight. Email, don't DM: nrakich at votebeat dot org
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I just dropped off my DC primary ballot at an early vote center. The poll workers clapped and said “congratulations!” Great to see the encouragement for voting!
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I'll moderate the discussion with @VotebeatUS's senior reporters: @ByCarterWalker, @NataliaECG and @DionNissenbaum. I hope you'll join us! eventbrite.com/e/will-the-mi…
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Every time @VotebeatUS has an event - or any time we send a newsletter - among the most frequently asked questions is "Will the midterms even happen?"
Yes, they will. But we've heard you, and we're doing a whole event about just that on July 13 at 5pm eastern.
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Jun 11
Ohioans will vote in November on whether to enshrine a voter ID requirement in their state constitution: ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…
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And a bill to require photocopies of a voter ID to vote by mail is going to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's desk: ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/…
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Jun 11
I asked Rep. Sarah Elfreth before the game how she would respond to people who say Dems should refuse to play in the #CBG26 to protest the GOP's/Trump's actions. I wanted to wait until I got home to transcribe her response in full.
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What happens when you put a couple dozen thousand congressional staffers in the same place: #CBG26
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Jun 11
Here’s Schmitt’s catch.
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@SenEricSchmitt lays out and makes the grab in the Congressional baseball game! He immediately jumped up to celebrate with team @GOP!
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The team MVPs are Morgan McGarvey for the Democrats (4 for 4 with a 2B) and a tie between Greg Steube (7 IP, 2 R) and Eric Schmitt (2 for 3 with a great catch) for Republicans. #CBG26
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Final numbers: 32,500 tickets sold (although they did not all show up) and the game raised $3.25 million for charity. #CBG26
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And Steube closes the door! Republicans win their 6th straight Congressional Baseball Game, this one by a score of 11-2. #CBG26
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It’s been a quiet few innings; maybe the heat is getting to everyone. Greg Steube takes the mound for the final inning. It’s still 11-2 Republicans. #CBG26
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Democrats get 2 runs on a single by Dave Min, scoring Greg Casar and Adam Gray. After 4 innings, it’s Republicans 11, Democrats 2. #CBG26
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Republicans tack on more runs thanks to a Blake Moore bases-clearing double. They lead 11-0 in the middle of the 4th. #CBG26
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And just like that, Deluzio can’t get an out in the 4th. It’s now 7-0 Republicans and Alex Padilla is coming in to pitch. #CBG26
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A mercifully low-scoring game so far: 3-0 GOP through 3 innings. Greg Steube is throwing a gem: 2 hits and 3 strikeouts over 3 shutout innings. #CBG26
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Deluzio’s doing OK too: just 1 earned run in 3 innings. But there are warning signs: 54 pitches and 5 walks. #CBG26
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Republicans score 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Pete Aguilar error at shortstop. It’s 3-0 GOP in the middle of the 2nd. #CBG26
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And we’re underway! Republicans score 1 run in the top of the 1st, but Deluzio is able to limit the damage as Blake Moore fouls out. #CBG26
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