# State of Democracy

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Podcast: [The Weekend](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekend-6962971)
Published: 2026-05-24T13:30:48+00:00
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## Resource

As the country looks ahead to the midterm elections, some of the clearest signals about where the political winds are shifting may come from a handful of bellwether districts.

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