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Jason Esteves, Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former Georgia State Senator, speaks onstage during a rally at the Atlanta Civic Center on October 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

The Georgia Democrat for underdogs

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Deja Foxx attends Global Citizen Festival 2023 at Central Park on September 23, 2023 in New York City. (Kim/Getty Images for Global Citizen)

Politicians need a raise, actually

Tatyana Tandanpolie
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel on December 13, 2023 in Coralville, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

After NH win, Trump suffers a meltdown

Gabriella Ferrigine
Members of the Texas delegation at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Open seat in Texas spurs GOP proxy war

Patrick Svitek - The Texas Tribune
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Donald Trump (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Inside Trump's "endorsement operation"

Meaghan Ellis - Alternet
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol before the Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Sinema's primary odds don't look great

Alex Henderson - Alternet
Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Six candidates out of the field qualified for the first Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020, hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Joe Biden projected winner of SC primary

Bob Brigham - Raw Story
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump (Reuters/Brendan McDermid/Aaron P. Bernstein//Photo montage by Salon)

how cruz helped trump

Sophia Tesfaye
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FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2012 file photo, voters sign in on caucus night at Point of Grace Church in Waukee, Iowa. More than 40 years ago, a scheduling quirk vaulted Iowa to the front of the presidential nominating process, and ever since most White House hopefuls have devoted enormous time and money to a state that otherwise would get little attention. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) (AP)

Asha Parker
Chris McDaniel (AP/Rogelio V. Solis)

Tea Party's hot mess

Elias Isquith
(AP/Mark Thiessen/<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-820234p1.html'>Tomas Rebro</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Alaska's climate-denying kooks

Heather Digby Parton
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Broun on illegal immigration

Elias Isquith
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(AP/Tony Dejak)

Kasich faces Tea Party primary

Elias Isquith
Art Halvorson

Meet the next Ted Cruz!

Josh Eidelson
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