For Trump, Musk and Farage, the message is the same: voters don’t want to be hijacked by billionaires | Rafael Behr

A lesson from the US midterms is that electorates are repelled by the arrogant mega-rich buying democracy. This is a fight Labour can afford to pick

For most people, $224m (£168m) is a lot of money, especially if you spend it and get nothing in return. But Elon Musk is richer than most people. In fact, there is no one richer.

As the wealthiest of the US’s tech oligarchs Musk could afford to blow huge sums on a failed bid to prop up Republican candidates in Texas, his adoptive home state, in last week’s midterm congressional elections. He is reported to have spent a further $250m failing to engineer results in other races.

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Florida Probing Democratic Socialists of America Over Foreign Contributions

Florida was one of the only states to remain under Republican control after last week’s midterm elections, which saw DSA-aligned candidates rack up victories across the country.


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Democrats' big blue wave wins you may have not heard about - video

While Democrats notched major midterm wins in Senate and House races, the blue wave extended further down the ballot – into races that received far less attention but could have major consequences in the years ahead. Shrai Popat, Guardian US politics reporter, explains some of the Democratic wins you may not have heard about Continue reading...


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‘Seismic shift’: Native American women made significant gains in US midterms

Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary candidates in Tuesday’s elections, report says

The US midterm elections saw voters elect a slew of historic representatives – from the country’s first Muslim senator to the first Black female governor – but among the most significant gains were those for Native American women.

On Tuesday, voters elected the first Native American woman governor, senator and leaders of two tribal nations. Nationwide, voters elected at least 75 Native women or non-binary and Two Spirit candidates in the November midterms, according to Advance Native Political Leadership and the news site ICT. Continue reading...


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