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Morning Digest: Longtime Rep. Steve Cohen will retire after GOP dismantles his district

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  I’m gonna keep it simple: The Downballot needs more paid subscribers. To thrive long-term, we need a healthy base of folks who sign up—whether on a monthly or yearly basis—to support our work. Our growth since launching last year has been solid, but we’re still a good distance from breaking even. Becoming financially sustainable would be a massive relief and would allow us to focus solely on what we—and you—love: our peerless coverage of overlooked but critically important elections. I can also tell you this: You’ll truly be getting an excellent bang for your buck if you upgrade your subscription.  We keep our overhead to the barest minimum. We pay no rent on fancy offices because we all work from home. We eschew pricey software and instead rely on free tools. In the end, virtually all of our budget goes to pay the hard-working staff who provide the content that hits your inbox every weekday. What’s more, if you pitch in, you’ll be helping to build a long-term enterprise. Un...

Liberals could make major inroads into Georgia's Supreme Court on Tuesday

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  As you know, The Downballot sends out our flagship Morning Digest newsletter every weekday morning, and it’s always been free. But we also publish special features that take a ton of extra work, including our extensive previews of every primary. That includes the post below, which offers a rundown of every major contest on Tuesday’s ballot—some 30 in all. To unlock access to this entire post, as well as every other primary preview and special report we’ll publish in the future, we hope you’ll upgrade to a paid subscription today. We ask for just $7 a month or a steeply discounted $60 a year. Thank you, The Downballot team Liberals could make major inroads into Georgia's Supreme Court on Tuesday Plus, we preview nearly 30 primaries in five states ahead of a very busy primary night Jeff Singer May 18 ∙ Preview Miracle Rankin (left) and Jen Jordan, liberal candidates running for the Georgia Supreme Court (credit: Justice for Georgia ad screenshot) Six states will host party primarie...