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New election laws in some Republican states weaken voting rights

Over the past two years, Republican states in the US have passed several voting rights laws and measures under the guise of fighting voter fraud. The new rules, experts warn, are opening avenues for voter intimidation and poll interference, making the midterm elections on November 8 a test of the…

France 24

‘A new political hellscape’: sweeping gains for Republicans could stifle Biden’s presidency

Momentum appears to be with Republicans capitalising on economic frustration as experts say party peaking at right time

The Guardian - US

Biden, Trump to make final appeals ahead of crucial midterms

Both President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are hoping to provide their parties late boosts on the last full day of campaigning before midterm elections that could reshape the balance of power in Washington

The Independent UK

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President Biden rallies for Gov. Hochul in New York: ‘Democracy is at risk’

Saying this week’s midterm elections mark a decisive moment for American democracy, President Joe Biden on Sunday rallied for Gov. Hochul as she tries to stave off a serious challenge from Rep. Lee Zeldin.

Tribune News Service

US midterms: Biden slams Republicans while Trump urges voters to oppose Democrats

President Joe Biden pilloried Republicans up and down ballots across the nation as election deniers who reveled in political violence, while his predecessor, Donald Trump, urged voters to oppose “growing left-wing tyranny" on the final Sunday before midterm elections that could reshape Washington's balance of power.

France 24

In final push, Kamala Harris frames election as fight for democracy and Republicans vow to ‘restore’ Illinois

Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Chicago comes a day after President Joe Biden campaigned for congressional Democrats in the suburbs, as the president, with his low approval ratings, has largely avoided some of the most competitive states.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republicans and Democrats make last arguments as midterms loom

Joe Biden lambasts Republican normalising of political violence in appearance in New York, as Donald Trump targets culture war issues in Florida

The Guardian - US

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The Guardian view on the US midterms: a tale of two contests

Editorial: These elections are key not just to what the president can achieve in the next two years but to the future of democracy

The Guardian - UK

Rep. Clyburn: "Democracy will be ending" if Dems lose the midterms

He walked back a previous comment in which he said a loss for Democrats would be the end of the world.

Axios

A stable national coalition government in South Africa? Possible, but only if elites put country's interests first

South Africa’s municipal government elections in 2021 produced a number of largely unstable local government coalitions. There’s now a strong possibility that the next government that’s formed at national level may be a coalition too. This would be the first since the dawn of democracy in 1994.

The Conversation

The results of the midterms may determine if American democracy endures

Republican ascendancy is always a possibility with US elections, but the perils this time are more extreme than ever

The Guardian - US

Biden, Obama Warn of Democracy Threat in Final Midterms Countdown

President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy. The battle of the serving and two former presidents marked the start of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Observer view on a dangerous moment for American democracy

A Republican midterm landslide is the last thing a divided, angry America needs

The Guardian - UK

Hillary's strategist on the hard lessons

Donald Trump "met a moment," says Joel Benenson. Voters still back Democrats on the issues — but that's not enough

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Election deniers could oversee voting in key swing states. Here are races to watch

Voters in a number of states are being presented with a stark choice: Do they want someone who denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election to oversee voting in their state?

Chicago Sun-Times

America needs elected leaders who will help us grab on to our ideals

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans are worried about the threat of political extremism and violence. The answer: Vote.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why the media are still failing Americans as we lurch toward Nov. 8

“Wake up, America! Wake up!” John Lewis shouted at the 1963 March on Washington.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Democracy must shatter the hammer

The sound was unmistakable – and potentially shattering.

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Netanyahu’s return to power with a coalition of racists is appalling. But Israel’s problem runs deeper

The apparent return of Benjamin Netanyahu to power in Israel is a gut punch to people concerned about the state of democracy and the rule of law in the world. Netanyahu has been a key pillar in the global movement of illiberal leaders who have taken control and altered the…

The Guardian - US

How Michigan Republicans’ campaign is a ‘direct attack on democracy’

As the key swing state heads into the midterms, Republicans have launched a coordinated effort to pack the process of overseeing elections

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 November 2022

Let's check in on our cousins in the United States in the dying days of the 2022 midterm campaign. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate sit uncomfortably on a knife's edge.

Tribune News Service

In midterms, inflation and border overshadow fears for democracy and abortion rights

WASHINGTON — Unless nearly every pollster in America is wrong, Republicans will retake the House in Tuesday’s midterms, and maybe the Senate.

The Independent UK

Carter Center to monitor US elections for the first time in response to rising threats to democracy

It is the first time the democracy promotion organisation has undertaken an observation programme in the US

The Independent UK

Former GOP elected officials sound the alarm on election deniers ahead of midterm elections

‘The fundamental principles of our republic are at greater risk now more than ever,’ a letter signed by 25 former elected Republicans reads

The Guardian - UK

The US is on a knife-edge. The enemy for Trump’s Republicans is democracy itself

Most GOP candidates in these elections refuse democracy’s most basic tenet: accepting the voters’ verdict, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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