September 25, 2022

Protected: In some Postindustrial regions, banking on ‘Trump effect’ not paying off for GOP in 2022 midterms

by Natasha Lindstrom

Josh Shapiro, who has held elected office at the local or state level for the past two decades, ran unopposed in this year’s primary. // Tom Gralish/ Philadelphia Inquirer

About Natasha Lindstrom

Natasha Lindstrom is an award-winning investigative reporter whose work has taken her across the country, from Southern California’s high desert to the Bronx in New York, to Harrisburg. She co-produced an Emmy-nominated documentary delving into nursing home failures and cover-ups for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Her work also has appeared in The Atlantic, Associated Press, The Hechinger Report, and Time.com. She’s an alumna of Columbia Journalism School. Reach her at [email protected].

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