Managing editor @votebeat.org. Previously senior editor and senior elections analyst at FiveThirtyEight. Email, don't DM: nrakich at votebeat dot org
Nathaniel Rakich
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I just dropped off my DC primary ballot at an early vote center. The poll workers clapped and said “congratulations!” Great to see the encouragement for voting!
I asked Rep. Sarah Elfreth before the game how she would respond to people who say Dems should refuse to play in the #CBG26 to protest the GOP's/Trump's actions. I wanted to wait until I got home to transcribe her response in full.
Every time @votebeat.org has an event - or any time we send a newsletter - among the most frequently asked questions is "Will the midterms even happen?"
Yes, they will. But we've heard you, and we're doing a whole event about just that on July 13 at 5pm eastern.
Ohioans will vote in November on whether to enshrine a voter ID requirement in their state constitution: ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/06/10/o...
