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Live-blogging the New Hampshire primary

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The New Hampshire primary is upon us! Please join the Mischiefs of Faction as we live-blog the results as they come in. Will Donald Trump’s polling advantage hold up? Will Hillary Clinton repeat her come-from-behind performance from 2008? Will Jeb Bush be the night’s big surprise?

We’ll be providing key details and context as the results roll in starting at 7 pm. See updates in real time here, or just read below.

Mischiefs of Faction
Brazil’s Supreme Court pushed back against an attempt to cancel participatory councilsBrazil’s Supreme Court pushed back against an attempt to cancel participatory councils
Mischiefs of Faction

That’s good news for Brazilian democracy.

By Carla Bezerra and Lindsay Mayka
Mischiefs of Faction
Six political scientists react to the first Democratic primary debatesSix political scientists react to the first Democratic primary debates
Mischiefs of Faction

A good event for the upper tier of candidates, a bad one for Biden, and a forgettable one for the ones you’ve already forgotten.

By Richard Skinner, Seth Masket and 4 more
Mischiefs of Faction
Technology and transparency: the path to a modern Congress?Technology and transparency: the path to a modern Congress?
Mischiefs of Faction

We’re starting to see the direction of a committee dedicated to changing Capitol Hill.

By Richard Skinner
Mischiefs of Faction
Brazil’s Bolsonaro took a page from US politics by dangling the possibility of an evangelical Supreme Court JusticeBrazil’s Bolsonaro took a page from US politics by dangling the possibility of an evangelical Supreme Court Justice
Mischiefs of Faction

But US evangelicals have been more loyal to Trump than Brazil’s evangelicals have been to President Bolsonaro, so this move may not work.

By Amy Erica Smith
Mischiefs of Faction
What’s motivating the DNC’s debate rulesWhat’s motivating the DNC’s debate rules
Mischiefs of Faction

Democrats are trying to learn from 2016 and prevent the same problems in the nomination race.

By Seth Masket
Mischiefs of Faction
Why everyone runs for president these daysWhy everyone runs for president these days
Mischiefs of Faction

For the second presidential cycle in a row, there’s a record-breaking number of candidates in the nominee race.

By Rachel Bitecofer