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Grace Panetta
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In a rural battleground state, organizers take a people-first approach to politics
In an election year where abortion is set to loom large, Down Home North Carolina is organizing and knocking on doors in rural areas with in-depth conversations focused on issues rather than candidates.
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'A missed opportunity': Groups critical to Biden’s success say they’re shaking off bad debate
Reproductive rights groups were disappointed by Biden’s answers on abortion in Thursday night’s debate, but neither they nor voters at his Friday rally said they wanted to abandon him.
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How Biden's campaign is linking abortion and Trump's felony convictions
Abortion didn’t feature prominently in the 2020 presidential debates. That’s likely to be different this year.
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‘You represent us’: What it’s like to lobby for abortion rights from a red state
Personal stories have taken center stage in reproductive rights advocacy. The 19th shadowed three women who took their stories to the Hill — and hoped their Republican lawmakers would listen.
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‘They want us to be scared’: Protesters target organizers for abortion ballot measure in Arkansas
A ballot initiative effort in a deep-red state highlights the safety risks around the country for a group of organizers who are mostly women.
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Trump’s conviction is an opportunity to sway independent voters — especially women
Most Americans say they won’t change their votes as a result of Trump’s historic trial, but the verdict could give both parties an opportunity to court independents, a 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll found.
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Why Arizona organizers aren’t shying away from saying ‘abortion’
Arizona for Abortion Access wants to destigmatize open discussion of abortion while being crystal clear with voters about what a ballot measure would do.
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Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Trump — but doesn't quite endorse him
The former ambassador to the U.N. painted Trump as dangerous and unstable on the campaign trail, saying, “I feel no need to kiss the ring.”
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Fake eyelashes, bleach-blonde hair: House hearing descends into insult-filled chaos
The words exchanged, largely among Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were sparked by a jab from Greene.
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Missouri abortion ballot measure moves ahead — despite many attempts to thwart it
Organizers in Missouri submitted over 380,000 signatures for a measure to restore abortion rights, overcoming legal challenges, delays and vigorous “decline to sign” efforts led by anti-abortion groups.