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7 of the Most Epic Midterm Elections in American History

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 10:45am
The Daily Signal

Nov 06, 2018

 

Happy Election Day from Washington, which stands to be reshaped whatever the results of today’s midterm contests across the nation. History shows the change can be a big deal, as Fred Lucas reports. Americans now have the opportunity to decide what’s next, Kay Coles James observes. How women weigh in will matter, Kelsey Harkness argues. Plus: Justin Bogie on the future of tax cuts, and Monica Burke and Genevieve McNalis on guarding the privacy of women and children.

 

 

 

News

7 of the Most Epic Midterm Elections in American History

The first blue wave was in 1826, when Democrats won 113-100 majority in the House and also took a majority in the Senate, which at the time was not directly elected.

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Analysis

Sebastian Gorka on the Biggest Threat Facing America and What Trump Is Doing About It

Sebastian Gorka, author of “Why We Fight,” also tells The Daily Signal about his first encounter with President Trump and his proudest moment while serving in the White House.

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Commentary

The 2018 Midterms Matter. Don’t Let Others Determine the Outcome for You.

Nearly 250 years ago, brave colonials fought, and bled, and died, so that their generation—and generations yet to come—could tell their government what to do.

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Analysis

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Veterans’ Cross Memorial Atheists Oppose

Read the transcript or listen to our podcast to catch our interview with Jeremy Dys of First Liberty, the organization that is defending the memorial cross against the American Humanist Association.

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Commentary

Trump’s Proposed 5% Cut Would Be a Win for Taxpayers

Cutting tens of billions of dollars from the federal budget will help restrain the federal bureaucracy and empower state and local governments to take a more hands-on approach in prioritizing activities and funding.

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Commentary

Massachusetts Can Protect Women and Kids

When women and children can no longer expect a clear standard to determine who can and cannot be present in sex-specific spaces, they become less likely to report inappropriate encounters, such as voyeurism or indecent exposure, and instead suppose they have misunderstood the incident.

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News

Routine Election Monitoring Spurs ‘Suppression’ Claims From Left

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says voter fraud “corrupts the integrity of the ballot.”

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Commentary

By Excluding Conservative Women, Marie Claire Reminds Them Why They Should Vote

Marie Claire published an article on election eve, “50 Influential Women on Why They’re Voting in the 2018 Midterm Elections,” that featured no conservative women.

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