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If there's one shift that sums up 2026, it's Kansas's Golden Triangle of meatpacking (Liberal, Dodge City, Garden City, 61% Hispanic), focus of sweeping ICE operations in September:
2024: Trump 15,915 (68%), Harris 7,240 (31%)
2026: Marshall 9,537 (46%), Hamilton 10,411 (51%)
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Thank you @AnnieAndrewsMD for having the courage to stand up for science and for being one of the few elected officials willing to take action.
Senator-Elect Annie Andrews: I want to hold RFK Jr. accountable for the damage that he has done to Americaâs public health system. He is the reason that Spartanburg County, South Carolina had a measles outbreak just last year. He has done grave damage to trust in the public health system in America and he needs to be held accountable, and I think no one is better prepared to do that than me â a pediatrician with 20 years of experience practicing.
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HHS is like a hijacked plane. Career scientists silenced by clout and money chasing operatives focused on retribution. AI bot-style CDC director smiling on the outside while being complicit in the demise of public health. We need guardrails to build a new public healthâCongress can do that.
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The American people have made their voices heard.
The 120th Congress will officially be the GAYEST Congress in history! (that we know of)
Let's get to work đşđ¸đłď¸âđđłď¸ââ§ď¸
ALT The 120th Congress will be the gayest Congress in American history.
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âWe expect expansion to be a priority in the next legislative session. Itâs a life-saver in the short term and a money-saver in the long term."
This would be a huge deal!
Texas has waited more than a decade for Medicaid expansion. Its time might finally be here. vox.com/health/509063/texas-âŚ
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NEW: A record number of Democratic docs, nurses + scientist are headed to Washington after midterms, incl 2 w/ MDs to the Senate.
But what drove STEM wave may be more complicated than their credentials. @rachel_roubein, me + @caitlinsgilbert
1/3
washingtonpost.com/health/20âŚ
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A must read from @dr_kkjetelina. She captures what this election means for health and science.
Hereâs a snippet (but youâll want to read the whole thing):
âThis has been the most exhausting seven years for health in the United States in I think... ever.
But last night, I saw a STEM wave. More U.S. scientists and physicians ran for state and federal office this cycle than ever before. And many won:
â˘A pediatrician in South Carolina
â˘A public health physician in Michigan
â˘A microbiologist in Georgia
â˘A nuclear engineer in Virginia
â˘A physician in Ohio
â˘An ER nurse in Wisconsin
â˘An environmental engineer in Iowa
â˘A mathematician in Illinois
â˘A physician in New Jersey
The United States said clearly: Health matters. Science matters. Integrity matters. Empathy matters. People matter.
yourlocalepidemiologist.subsâŚ
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Thinking about the women who have died under abortion bans and the lives that will be saved by this fact alone.
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It's rather fitting that Harkin, a stalwart champion of disability rights, gets to see a disabled Democrat elected to his old seat.
What a poignant closing quote in Iowa Senate race:
âWhen it was all done and they could ride the buses someone asked Rosa Parks, âHow do you feel about all this?ââ Fmr Sen. Tom Harkin said. âShe said, âWell my feet are tired, but my soulâs at rest.â So with Josh Turek coming into the Senate my soul will be at rest.â
@turek4iowa
Read full story in The Iowa Mercury:
theiowamercury.substack.com/âŚ
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Democrat Sam Forstag will win the race for Montana's 1st District, CNN projects. The former smokejumper will become the first Democrat elected to the US House from the state in almost three decades. Follow live updates. cnn.it/4zuS0vB
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Millennials are so back
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Latest from the AP on the Mississippi Senate race: "Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 65 votes. We expect there to be a few thousand provisional ballots â there were 5,700 in 2022. The state has until Nov. 10 to resolve those ballots. Hyde-Smith would need a court order to get a recount. This race may proceed to certification before a call is possible."
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Voters didn't list abortion as a top issue heading into the midterms amid widespread economic strife. It still proved decisive in key races. politico.com/news/2026/11/04âŚ
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South Dakota voters rejected a ballot question Tuesday that could have triggered a repeal of the stateâs voter-approved Medicaid expansion mandate.
56% voted against the trigger.
southdakotasearchlight.com/2âŚ
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TUNE IN to MSNOW to hear Arc CEO, @dkanninen offer post-election analysis about Democratsâ big night and what comes next.
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This.
Pass them.
Make him veto them.
Make his minority in Congress vote on the veto override.
Repeat.
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The way Choosin' Texas is about to see another 26-week run on the Billboard chart because the other side of the country takes it over...
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Democrats not only flipped the House but reached a historic milestone: for the first time in history, 100 women Democrats are expected to serve in the House at the same time 19thnews.org/2026/11/100-womâŚ
