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the verdant hill suddenly turned into a bloody battleground
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From Mount Rushmore to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota to the National Mall, most of the big events are taking place outside of the 2026 battleground states.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
The development came amidst a weekslong controversy over the ballot for a battleground Senate seat that Republicans hope to hold onto and Democrats hope to flip.
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Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The flag has been a particularly active battleground in these contests.
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Cat Dawson,
ARTnews.com,
3 July 2026
Interviewers spoke with 3,659 likely voters between June 15 and 29, 2026, in the Senate battlegrounds of Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
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New York Times,
1 July 2026
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2026
The development came amidst a weekslong controversy over the ballot for a battleground Senate seat that Republicans hope to hold onto and Democrats hope to flip.
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Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The flag has been a particularly active battleground in these contests.
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Cat Dawson,
ARTnews.com,
3 July 2026
Interviewers spoke with 3,659 likely voters between June 15 and 29, 2026, in the Senate battlegrounds of Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.
—
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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“Battleground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battleground. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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battleground
noun
bat·tle·ground
-ˌgrau̇nd 
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