You’re stressed about the election. But many of the results that will shape the next few years are happening in small state races that feel beyond your reach. Unless you’ve got millions to spend. WaPo: Meet the mega-donors pumping millions into the 2022 midterms.

+ It helps if, during the ecommerce boom, you happened to be in the cardboard business. ProPublica: That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial. “Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes — the mail-order boxes and grocery store bags — are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products is now fueling election deniers and other far-right candidates across the country.”