U.S. Midterm Elections
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Daniel Palazzolo, University of Richmond
The odds favor a big year for Democrats, but the extent of their gains is still in doubt.
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Jerry Flores, University of Toronto
A migrant caravan of almost 7,000 people who left Guatemala and Honduras is heading north towards the United States. The reasons they are leaving are complex but involve a U.S.-backed violent history.
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Anthony W. Fontes, American University School of International Service
MS-13 is not the biggest or most violent gang in the US. But its grisly murders and Latino membership inflame Americans' anxiety about immigration. GOP campaign ads stoke those fears to attack Democrats.
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Daniel J. Mallinson, Pennsylvania State University; Lee Hannah, Wright State University
Midterm voters in Utah, Missouri, Michigan and North Dakota will decide whether to join the 31 US states that have some form of legal marijuana. But ballot initiatives can only take pot so far.
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Christina Bellantoni, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
A record number of women are poised to win public office in 2018. But don't look to California for help shifting the gender balance in Congress during the 'year of the woman.'
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Judith Kelley, Duke University
While the US sends observers around the world to monitor elections, few will be present during the 2018 midterms in the US.
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