The state has long been one of the country’s premier political battlegrounds, making the race an early test of whether socialism can expand beyond Democratic strongholds and compete statewide.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 July 2026
They are currently poised to capture the city of Kostiantynivka, one of the few remaining Ukrainian strongholds in the Donbas.
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