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“Election Denial Took It on the Chin”: Americans Bailed Out Democracy—For Now
Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Even as Republican election deniers nab seats on House committees, Eric Lutz reflects on how voters rejected anti-democracy candidates in the midterms. Americans, says Norm Eisen, “have widely divergent views on a broad array of topics, but not on democracy.”
Elsewhere, Chris Smith reports that, despite George Santos’s refusal to resign, “the maneuvering to prepare for another battle over the seat—either in a special election later this year or in 2024, on the standard cycle—is well underway.” Charlotte Klein goes inside the Washington Post, where Jeff Bezos’s recent visit isn’t assuaging newsroom anxieties. And Kelly Rissman reports on the mass shooting in Monterey Park.
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“Election Denial Took It on the Chin”: Americans Bailed Out Democracy—For Now
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Republicans may have won a slim majority in the House, but voters sent election deniers packing. This might be time for optimism.
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