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What US midterm elections teach Kenyans about the power of every single vote

What US midterm elections teach Kenyans about the power of every single vote

In brief

In politics, the most dangerous lie a citizen can believe is that their single ballot does not matter. The razor-thin margins in the United States midterm elections offer an unmistakable wake-up call. Senate contests remain uncalled. In Mississippi, a race drawing nearly a million ballots has swung within a margin of roughly a thousand votes.

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