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The Working Families Party, a progressive third party in the US, is optimistic about emerging as a significant political force by 2026, citing recent electoral successes, growing voter dissatisfaction with Democrats and Republicans, and strategic efforts to expand its influence and recruit candidates for upcoming elections.
For the first time in modern Texas history, Democrats are fielding a candidate in every state and federal race in 2026, a strategic move to boost turnout and challenge Republican dominance through a comprehensive recruitment campaign led by top Democratic groups and figures like Beto O’Rourke and Wendy Davis.
France's far-right National Rally is preparing for a potential snap legislative election amid political instability, with efforts to refine candidate selection and increase recruitment, aiming to capitalize on a divided parliament and possibly gain unprecedented power, despite historical controversies and legal challenges faced by its leader Marine Le Pen.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is working behind the scenes to find his preferred candidates in key races for the 2024 Senate elections, in an attempt to prevent a repeat of the 2022 Republican collapse at the polls. McConnell's main focus is on flipping four states: Montana, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He believes a potential Trump nomination could bolster Republican chances in three key Senate battlegrounds. McConnell is making clear that his outside group, the Senate Leadership Fund, along with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, are prepared to take a much heavier hand in contested Republican primaries than the past cycle, a move that could escalate their intraparty feuding but one the GOP leader sees as essential to avoiding the pitfalls from 2022.