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The Venezuelan election was nearly stolen – by the US-backed anti-Chávistas. How? That’s what Chávez wanted Maduro to find out from me: how could US operatives jerk with Venezuela’s voter rolls? It wasn’t a mere policy question: they knew Chávez wouldn't be allowed to survive through another coup. My answer: They could steal the vote the same way Bush did it in Florida – in fact, using the very same contractor. Take a look at these documents.

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In the 2022 elections, the mainstream media’s lodestar was polling that made it seem like voters didn’t want to hear any more about Trump and January 6th. Tuesday’s election returns confirmed a different anti-MAGA reality.

There are more insights in this week’s elections than in polls about a vote that won’t happen for a year. Defense of abortion rights, legalizing marijuana, aligning with labor and saving the planet are winning issues.

The data shows that 66 percent of voters—and 80 percent of Democrats—want the president to call for a cease-fire. The longer he waits, the more voters will stay home next November.

And we’ll do it again

A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims.