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Scott Colom and ‘the end of the cynical, bigoted Southern Strategy of Richard Nixon’
Black senators say Scott Colom’s victory sends a message to the Democratic Party to invest in the South.
Nov 13 • Eric Michael Garcia
I tweeted about Scott Colom–then Democratic leaders’ offices blew up my phone
On the verge of Colom’s impossible victory, every Democrat wanted credit
Nov 12 • Eric Michael Garcia
Where five new senators stand on disability rights
Between a Paralympian, a teacher, a state legislator who ended subminimum wage labor and an experienced legislator, these Democrats will be ones to…
Nov 11 • Eric Michael Garcia
Thank you, what’s next and a request
Congress is back today and it’s time to take the next step in covering politics and disability.
Nov 9 • Eric Michael Garcia
Five Takeaways from the midterms
Candidate quality matters, the death of the Voting Rights Act caused a backlash and Trump’s reckoning
Nov 8 • Eric Michael Garcia
Midterm Media Offender Mailbag
What to make of the week America libbed out.
Nov 7 • Eric Michael Garcia
Sarah McBride to new Stephen Miller: ‘FAFO’
The Delaware congresswoman has a strong reaction to Trump’s new White House chief of staff.
Nov 6 • Eric Michael Garcia
Media Offender Midterm Mailbag Call
No such thing as a stupid question for a midterm nobody could have predicted
Nov 6 • Eric Michael Garcia
The tortured pollsters department
I said regularly that I thought polls were underestimating Democrats. They did. Here’s why I had my doubts.
Nov 5 • Eric Michael Garcia
Virginia restores the right to vote for people under guardianship
Eight other states bar people with disabilities under guardianship from voting
Nov 4 • Eric Michael Garcia
Two years ago, students at this HBCU were not excited to vote. Now, they’re voting in droves
Students at North Carolina Central University are livid about the rollback of the Voting Rights Act and are excited to vote for Roy Cooper and other…
Nov 3 • Eric Michael Garcia
¡Dios Mio! Where to watch the Latino vote on Tuesday
There is no Latino vote. There are Latino voters. Here’s where to watch them.
Nov 2 • Eric Michael Garcia
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