Advocate NL 10/30/26

Hello and Happy Friday, folks!

Audience Editor Edgar Ramirez here, back in your inbox the day before Halloween, where something scarier may loom after: Election Day.

As The Advocate's Christopher Wiggins has been reporting, a lot -- and we mean, a lot -- is at stake.

If Democrats fall short of a sweeping midterm victory, current federal policy will stay in place, and so will the questions families are already asking, Wiggins writes: Who else can we see, what will it cost, and would moving help?

Meanwhile, a Democratic wave would not strip the gold from Washington. It would, however, hand the party subpoena power, and the first thing many Democrats would point it at is the president’s ballroom, Wiggins says.

Take some time this weekend to read all the possible scenarios, and make a plan to vote if you haven't already!

Take care, and we'll be back on Monday.

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