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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put out a statement expressing her satisfaction with the October jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and arguing that Republicans are not happy with good economic news.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon will face off against Tony Vergas in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District race. The 2nd District has morphed into a swing district in the last 15 years.

School board contests across the U.S. have become hyper-partisan, framed around culture war fights over how race and sexuality are handled in the classroom.

Voters will decide the fate of Legislative Referendum 131 in the Nov. 8 election.

While Republicans have a firm hold on Nebraska’s state government, the state’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District has morphed into a swing district in the last 15 years and is the state’s only consistently competitive U.S.

While the GOP have dominated state races for nearly three decades, Democrats in 3 Texas statewide races outraised their opponents in October.

HARRISBURG — It’s showtime for Pennsylvania’s brand-new legislative districts.

Democrats are eyeing an opportunity to reduce the Republican majority in the state House or win it outright thanks to population shifts over the past decade and more favorable districts.

In an interview with theGrio, Mandela Barnes says Obama inspired his political career and slams his Republican opponent, Sen. Ron Johnson.

Writers offer strong arguments for candidates and policies ahead of Nov. 8 mid-term election in todays letters.