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Will a midterm 'blue wave' sink Trump?
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Donald Trump has told voters to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot at the midterm elections which are now less than a month away. But that’s not useful for some Republican candidates who’ve been trying to distance themselves from the President, given his declining polling numbers. Today, staff writer at the Atlantic magazine, David A. Graham on whether there’ll be a blue wave come November with the Democrats taking control of the House and the Senate. Featured: David A. Graham, The Atlantic magazine staff writer
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Donald Trump has told voters to pretend he is on the ballot at the mid-term elections, which are now less than a month away. That's not useful for Republican candidates. who've been trying to distance themselves from the President given his declining polling numbers. Today's staff writer at The Atlantic, David A Graham, on whether there'll be a blue wave
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