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8 Midterm Election Takeaways: A Democratic Landslide Punishes Trump’s Party

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New York Times8 Midterm Election Takeaways: A Democratic Landslide Punishes Trump’s Party
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Democrats won shocking victories all over the map and flipped the Senate and House with ease, leaving the president weakened. “There was a mood in the air, I guess,” he said.

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