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the power, right, or opportunity to choose
at the country inn, breakfast in bed is entirely at the election of the guest
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Sometimes the answers to those questions happen within our editorial deadlines; other times, the appointments or elections are too new, or wielding of power too unproven, to land a person on the final list.
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Melissa Cruz is an elections reporting fellow who focuses on voter access issues for the USA TODAY Network.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Success in legal fights but not elections Buzbee’s fame in Texas goes well beyond the courtroom.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Drop some investigative work, especially during elections The Secret Service is known for its high-profile work of protecting the president, the vice president, presidential candidates, their families and others.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In major elections, officials have up to a month to certify results.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Although six other elections since 1976 featured larger swings than in 2024, at least one state in each of those contests still moved toward the party that lost ground.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Although results in other recent pairs of elections have been highly correlated as well, the 2020-24 comparison is particularly notable because such an incredibly strong association happened even while the country swung 6 points to the right.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Looking for more on Michigan’s elections this year?
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Melissa Cruz is an elections reporting fellow who focuses on voter access issues for the USA TODAY Network.
—Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Success in legal fights but not elections Buzbee’s fame in Texas goes well beyond the courtroom.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Drop some investigative work, especially during elections The Secret Service is known for its high-profile work of protecting the president, the vice president, presidential candidates, their families and others.
—Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
In major elections, officials have up to a month to certify results.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Although six other elections since 1976 featured larger swings than in 2024, at least one state in each of those contests still moved toward the party that lost ground.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Although results in other recent pairs of elections have been highly correlated as well, the 2020-24 comparison is particularly notable because such an incredibly strong association happened even while the country swung 6 points to the right.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Looking for more on Michigan’s elections this year?
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Elections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elections. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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