Why did Democrats win the Kentucky governor's race but come up short in Mississippi? It was an election cycle of unique contrasts.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, won reelection while Democrat Brandon Presley, right, lost his bid in Mississippi.

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Republicans still don't know how to talk about abortion

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Center for Christian Virtue county captain Val Halz sits with a plate of food during a watch party for opponents of Issue 1.

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How Democrats can win big in red states

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Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky greets Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, former Labor secretary Elaine Chao, at the annual Fancy Farm picnic on August 5, 2023.

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Voters are still angry about Roe v. Wade reversal, and they showed it in Ohio

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Election results in Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky signaled voters' support for reproductive rights and shifted more power to Democrats in the three states.

Ohio shows abortion is still haunting Republicans

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Ohio voters on Tuesday voted to enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution.

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pans Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's push for a 15-week abortion ban: 'He is in the minority of where people are'

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Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland speaks with voters in Henrico County, Va., as part of his push to promote Democratic candidates ahead of the state's legislative elections.

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In one week, the GOP could win a political trifecta in Virginia that could upend abortion access in the South

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin is firmly supportive of a 15-week abortion ban in Virginia.

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Dark money donations to Virginia Republicans outpace Democrats 6 to 1 in fight for control of the state legislature

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The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

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Clarence Thomas says he flew on private jets because of safety concerns after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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Florida Democrats just landed one of their top recruits to take on Rick Scott, but it still might not be enough to win

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Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

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