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August 13, 2026
Pollsters missed again in Wisconsin. Here's why.
Pollsters appeared to blow another high-stakes Midwest election Tuesday, as center-left Democrat David Crowley stunned socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's primary for governor.But on Wednesday,...
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August 12, 2026
Socialist fever breaks: Takeaways from Crowley's win
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated socialist Francesca Hong by about 3,000 votes, dealing a blow to the progressive left's momentum Tuesday in Wisconsin's Democratic primary...
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August 9, 2026
Bernie's revolution gets a test run for 2028 in Michigan and Wisconsin
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Progressive insurgents Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed want to shake up the next race for the White House — a notion that will likely petrify many top Democrats.Why it matters: ...
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August 9, 2026
Pro-science group urges Mark Kelly to run for president in 2028
A liberal group working to elect scientists to public office has a 2028 message for Arizona Sen. — and former astronaut — Mark Kelly: Run, Kelly, run.Why it matters: 314 Action Fund has raised its ...
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August 6, 2026
Author of DNC's 2024 "autopsy" says he concluded Gaza war hurt Harris
The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election "autopsy" confirmed an Axios report that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he'd privately shared...
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August 5, 2026
Left turn in Michigan: Tuesday's primary takeaways
Progressives scored their biggest win of the year Tuesday in Michigan's Senate primary, narrowly defeating the Democratic establishment in the clearest sign yet of how a populist surge is remaking ...
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August 2, 2026
Ossoff: The next thing, or "Great White Hype" for Dems?
Jon Ossoff is having a moment. But some Democratic insiders are questioning whether he's the real deal — or if a few slickly produced videos are making him look like more of a political juggernaut ...
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July 26, 2026
Dems' 2028 primary schedule angers some progressives
Some progressive Democrats are fuming that the party's new schedule for 2028 presidential primaries could make it harder for one of their own to win the party's nomination.A powerful Democratic Nat...
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July 24, 2026
Dem panel taps South Carolina to hold first 2028 presidential primary
South Carolina has been preliminarily tapped to hold the first Democratic presidential primary of 2028, as a key panel of party leaders picked the Palmetto State over Nevada on Friday after a conte...
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July 16, 2026
Scoop: DNC officers asked to sign NDAs amid financial woes
The Democratic National Committee asked its leadership team to sign non-disclosure agreements before a recent meeting about the party's finances, two people familiar with the conversations told Axi...
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July 12, 2026
Shapiro wants a Dem fight in 2028 — without leading it
Josh Shapiro says the 2028 presidential race should be a once-in-a-generation battle over the Democratic Party's core identity. But so far, he isn't picking up his sword to fight.As progressives an...
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July 10, 2026
Graham Platner officially withdraws from Maine Senate race
Democrat Graham Platner filed paperwork Friday to officially remove his name from the ballot, ending his tumultuous bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine. Why it matters: Platner's e...
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July 9, 2026
Scoop: Platner privately told staff he'll formally exit Senate race Monday
Graham Platner privately told staff that he is planning to officially file paperwork to end his Senate campaign on Monday — the drop-dead deadline for him to exit the race.Why it matters: Though De...
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July 9, 2026
Graham Platner says he's "suspending" Maine Senate bid
Maine Democrat Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he is "suspending campaign operations" for his Senate bid.Platner indicated that he intends to withdraw from the race — but said the process t...
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July 1, 2026
Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028
Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activist...
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June 28, 2026
Tension with unions shadow Moore's run-up to 2028
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has cast himself as a champion of workers, but behind the scenes his relationships with some labor unions are increasingly rocky.Several union officials tell Axios that the ...
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June 10, 2026
Platner's big night: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries
Maine Democrats handed progressive firebrand Graham Platner an easy win in Tuesday's Senate primary, looking past his personal scandals in hopes he can oust five-term GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Nove...
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June 10, 2026
Graham Platner wins Democrats' nomination in key Maine Senate race
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Marine combat veteran, won Maine's Democratic Senate primary Tuesday in a race that's seen as the party's best Senate pickup opportunity in November. Why it matter...
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June 7, 2026
Maine Dems plot response if Nebraska GOP tweaks Electoral College votes
Democrats in mostly blue Maine are threatening to retaliate if Republican-led Nebraska changes how it awards Electoral College votes for the 2028 presidential election.Why it matters: It's the late...
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June 5, 2026
Exclusive: Kamala Harris takes the redistricting fight to Louisiana
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to New Orleans later this summer as Democrats confront a Supreme Court ruling that could sharply reduce Black representation in Congress, a person clo...
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June 2, 2026
Dems' fight over party future is on Tuesday's ballots
The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is on the ballot Tuesday, with at least a half-dozen primaries across the country testing which wing of the party has the most juice heading into the...
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May 31, 2026
Dems' civil war over party chair hangs over 2028 plans
Democrats fighting over their strategy and leadership for 2028 are locked in on savaging — or saving — the one man with a title and power: DNC chair Ken Martin.Why it matters: Martin is facing a gr...
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May 24, 2026
Scoop: Democrats eyeing 2028 bids court Warren
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of most influential leaders in the progressive movement, is being publicly and privately courted by Democrats eyeing presidential bids in 2028 — a sign they...
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May 24, 2026
Dems weaponize Epstein in anti-GOP midterm ads
Several top Democratic candidates in the midterms are airing scathing ads linking their Republican foes to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal — betting that the Trump administration's reluctance to releas...
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May 20, 2026
Scoop: Fetterman's chief of staff resigns
Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff resigned Wednesday, a source familiar with the move told Axios.Why it matters: The Pennsylvania Democrat has had a serious staff retention problem as he's faced...
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May 17, 2026
Khanna and AOC battle is "Old Bernie" vs. "New Bernie"
Veterans of Bernie Sanders' two presidential campaigns are splitting their allegiances between a pair of Democrats vying to inherit his progressive movement: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...
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