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THE FIRST EDITION / OCTOBER 24

10 days to Election Day

Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina’s Senate contests. Plus a plain-language look at what the inflation model is saying.

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THE EDITORIAL WATCHLIST

Twenty-one to follow.

An initial slate of seven Senate, eight House and six governor contests across eight states. These have reviewed candidate lists; this selection does not represent the whole country or rank competitiveness. Write-ins are not enumerated.

Michigan / U.S. Senate

Michigan · Senate

Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) · Mike Rogers (Republican) · Lydia Christensen (Libertarian) · Tim Long (U.S. Taxpayers Party) · Douglas P. Marsh (Green) · Walter P. Kristy (Natural Law Party)

Official candidate list ↗Checked 2026-10-24 · Printed names only
Florida / Governor

Florida · Governor

Dean Ocean Abrams (No Party Affiliation) · Charles Burkett (No Party Affiliation) · Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto (No Party Affiliation) · Moliere "Moe" Dimanche (No Party Affiliation) · Byron Donalds (Republican) · Scott Eckhard Jewett (Libertarian) · David Jolly (Democrat) · Frank J. Russo (No Party Affiliation)

Official candidate list ↗Checked 2026-10-24 · Printed names only
Michigan / Governor

Michigan · Governor

Jocelyn Benson (Democrat) · John James (Republican) · Anthony Hudson (Libertarian) · Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers Party) · Douglas Campbell (Green)

Official candidate list ↗Checked 2026-10-24 · Printed names only
Michigan / U.S. House

Michigan · House 8

Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democrat) · Thomas J. Smith (Republican) · C. Mia Pettus (Libertarian) · Jim Casha (Green) · Kathy Goodwin (Working Class Party)

Official candidate list ↗Checked 2026-10-24 · Printed names only
Michigan / U.S. House

Michigan · House 10

Christina Bertrand Hines (Democrat) · Michael Bouchard (Republican) · Mike Saliba (Libertarian) · Kwabena Nkromo (Green) · Andrea L. Kirby (Working Class Party)

Official candidate list ↗Checked 2026-10-24 · Printed names only

THE LONGER VIEW

America’s next chapter.

Work should build a stake. Read the argument, inspect the charts and follow the sources.

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