Rookies raise the stakes in US elections
A record number of newcomers are challenging the political status quo, but no one can predict what will happen next
A young black mayor is seeking to make history as Florida’s first black governor and its first Democratic governor in a quarter of a century. A Democratic challenger in Georgia, the reddest of states, is aiming for a progressive trifecta by becoming its first black woman governor.
In Texas, a young Democrat has raised record amounts of money in his bid to unseat Texas senator Ted Cruz. And in California, political rookie Andrew ...