Democrats Could Be Missing Out on a Crucial Midterm Pickup: In North Carolina, recent polling has Democratic Senate candidate Cheri Beasley within two points of her opponent Ted Budd despite little support from the party. Are Democrats squandering a valuable opportunity?Ramenda Cyrus investigates.
Can Democrats Talk About Inflation?: Concerns about the economy have given Republicans a boost in generic midterm polling. To protect their majorities, Robert Kuttner argues, Democrats cannot shy away from discussing the structural causes of inflation. Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Create a Grocery Giant: The country’s two largest supermarket chains, Kroger and Albertsons, are attempting a merger that has attracted the scrutiny of the FTC. David Dayen reports how the merger could worsen already skyrocketing food prices for millions of Americans.
Winning the Latino Vote: Key gubernatorial and Senate races this cycle in Arizona and Nevada will be determined in large part by Latino voters. Harold Meyerson has the story.
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