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2026 United States Senate special election in Florida
The 2026 Florida U.S. Senate special election fills Marco Rubio's Class 1 seat remainder term through January 2029; appointed incumbent Republican Ashley Moody faces Democrat Angie Nixon and NPA Neil Gillespie on November 3, 2026.
2026 United States Senate special election in Ohio
2026 Ohio US Senate special election, November 3, 2026, filling J.D. Vance's remaining term; appointed incumbent Jon Husted (R) vs Sherrod Brown (D), plus Redpath (L) and Levy (I).
2027–2028 United States redistricting
2027–2028 United States redistricting: second phase of the 2020s mid-decade House redistricting wave, covering New York's 2027 amendment, Maryland and Colorado ballot measures, and Callais-driven map fights before the 2028 elections.
2028 Democratic National Convention
The 2028 Democratic National Convention, scheduled August 7–10, 2028, will nominate the Democratic presidential ticket. Finalist host cities are Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia; Atlanta and Chicago were cut in August 2026.
2028 Republican Party presidential primaries
2028 Republican presidential primaries: GOP nomination contest for the November 7, 2028 election; first open race since 2016 with Trump term-limited; early polling led by Marco Rubio and JD Vance.
2028 United States presidential election
2028 United States presidential election, scheduled November 7, 2028; first race since 2012 without Trump on the ballot; no formal candidates as of August 2026; Vance the early Republican favorite, Harris leading Democratic speculation.
2030 United States Senate elections
2030 United States Senate elections, Class I Senate elections held November 5, 2030; 33 of 100 seats up, held 17 Democratic, 14 Republican, 2 Independent, in a Senate then at 53-45-2.
98th United States Congress
The 98th United States Congress (1983–1985) was a divided Congress under Reagan, with a Democratic House and Republican Senate; it enacted the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday law (PL 98-144) and the Shipping Act of 1984.
A Time for Choosing
A Time for Choosing, also called The Speech or A Rendezvous With Destiny: Ronald Reagan's October 27, 1964 televised Goldwater campaign address, about 30 minutes, that raised millions and launched his political career toward the California governorship and presidency.
Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign
Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign: the Democratic nominee's run against George W. Bush, with Joseph Lieberman as running mate, lost by 537 Florida votes after the Supreme Court ended the recount on December 12, 2000.
Arizona's congressional delegations
Arizona's congressional delegations comprise the state's US senators and House members since 1912. The House delegation has nine districts, six Republicans and three Democrats, alongside two Democratic senators.
Arizona's congressional districts
Arizona's nine U.S. House districts, drawn by the five-member Independent Redistricting Commission created by Proposition 106 (2000), upheld by the Supreme Court in 2015; current map adopted January 2022, yielding a 6-3 Republican delegation.
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election: Donald Trump and allies' 62 lawsuits, fake elector scheme, pressure on officials, and January 6 effort to reverse Biden's win, all rejected by courts and audits.
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign: Obama for America's winning Democratic primary and general-election effort, defeating John McCain 365-173 electoral votes; raised $745.7 million, pioneered MyBO online organizing and small-dollar fundraising.
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories
Birtherism: false conspiracy theories claiming Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, making him constitutionally ineligible for the presidency; debunked by Hawaii officials, two birth certificates, and courts, yet promoted by Donald Trump from 2011.
Basket of deplorables
Basket of deplorables is Hillary Clinton's September 9, 2016 fundraiser phrase describing half of Trump supporters; retracted, made into a Trump ad, and adopted by supporters as a badge.
Bellwether
Bellwether: a state, county, or candidate whose results indicate a larger election's likely outcome. Famous examples include Missouri (1904–2016), Ohio, Nevada, and Clallam County, though research shows bellwethers predict poorly.
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory: claims, spread by Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Russian-linked sources, that Joe Biden corruptly fired Ukraine's prosecutor Viktor Shokin in 2016 to protect son Hunter and Burisma; long debunked but central to 2019 impeachment and a 2023–2024 inquiry.
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign: Arkansas Governor Clinton's Democratic run against George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot. Carville's 'It's the economy, stupid,' Gore as running mate, New Democrat positioning, and a 43%-370-electoral-vote win.
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush (born 1946) is an American retired Democratic congressman for Illinois's 1st district, 1993-2023, former Illinois Black Panther Party co-founder, Chicago alderman, and the only politician to defeat Barack Obama in an election, in the 2000 primary.
Brooks Brothers riot
The Brooks Brothers riot was a November 22, 2000 demonstration by Republican operatives that disrupted and ended the Miami-Dade County presidential ballot recount in Florida.
Bushism
Bushism: a word or phrase characteristic of President George W. Bush's speaking style, especially verbal blunders and malapropisms, catalogued by Slate and analyzed by linguists such as Mark Liberman.
Checkers speech
The Checkers speech, also called the Fund speech, was Richard Nixon's September 23, 1952 televised defense of an $18,235 political fund that saved his 1952 vice-presidential nomination, named for his family's cocker spaniel.
Classes of United States senators
Classes of United States senators: Class I, II, III, the constitutional three-way division of the 100-member Senate (33-33-34) that staggers six-year terms so one third faces election every two years.
Claudia De la Cruz
Claudia De la Cruz is an American political organizer, popular educator, and theologian who ran for president in 2024 as the Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee.
Close-margin United States House election results
Close-margin United States House election results compile the narrowest certified House victories, including three one-vote races, Indiana's 4-vote race in 1984, and Iowa's 6-vote race in 2020.
Covfefe
Covfefe: nonsense word from Donald Trump's May 31, 2017 midnight tweet "Despite the constant negative press covfefe," widely read as a typo for "coverage"; deleted after six hours, 2.6 million mentions, lasting meme and political shorthand.
Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation)
Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI counterintelligence investigation opened July 31, 2016 into Trump campaign Russia ties, examined by the DOJ Inspector General for Carter Page FISA failures and by Durham.
Daisy (advertisement)
Daisy, officially "Peace, Little Girl," is the 1964 Lyndon Johnson campaign ad against Barry Goldwater showing a girl counting flower petals before a nuclear explosion; it aired once on NBC and became a landmark of fear-based political advertising.
Dean Phillips
Dean Phillips, Minnesota congressman (MN-3, 2019–2025) and Phillips Distilling businessman, ran a long-shot 2024 Democratic primary challenge to Biden, launched October 27, 2023 in New Hampshire, suspended March 6, 2024, and endorsed Biden.