News | Politics & Elections Summer Lee Wins Primary Against Opponent Backed by Billionaire GOP Megadonor Lee defeated Bhavini Patel, who characterized Lee as "fringe” and actively courted Republican and pro-Israel voters. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 24, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Washington Primary’s “Uncommitted” Vote Surpasses Organizers’ Expectations "Voters have strongly rejected Biden's funding of Israel's war in Gaza at the polls," said one organizer. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 13, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Black Women Support the Democratic Party, But Does the Party Support Them? Democrats’ belief that voters, including Black women, will continue to choose the lesser of two evils may doom them. By India Walton , Truthout January 9, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Early Contests Could Disrupt the Narrative That Trump Is the Inevitable Nominee In the early primaries, perceptions of momentum are at least as important as raw delegate accumulation. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 4, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Appeals His Removal From Maine’s Primary Ballot The battle in Maine comes as the Supreme Court considers whether to hear a challenge to Trump's eligibility in Colorado. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams January 3, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 11 Months Out to the 2024 Primaries, Trump Struggles to Stay Relevant Even Ivanka wants nothing to do with the Trump 2024 campaign. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ilhan Omar Fends Off Primary Challenger Who Was Boosted by Right-Wing PAC Money "Omar has faced some of the ugliest attacks of any elected official," Sen. Bernie Sanders said. By Jake Johnson , Truthout August 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump-Backed GOP Conspiracists Just Moved Closer to Control of Arizona Elections Candidates who have threatened to reject election results they don't like appear poised to sweep the state's primaries. By Igor Derysh , Salon August 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AIPAC Spent Millions to Defeat Progressive Jewish Congressman Andy Levin The pro-Israel group helped unseat Levin, who has criticized Israel's brutal occupation of Palestine. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Officials in at Least 3 States Have Refused to Certify Primary Results The officials in New Mexico, Nevada and Pennsylvania have echoed Trump's lies about voter fraud on the campaign trail. By Igor Derysh , Salon July 30, 2022 Truthout