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Republicans hope for off-year trifecta

Source: Politico
Portland : OR : USA | 23 days ago  
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Democrats hoped to stave off a Republican sweep Tuesday of three off-year elections that could signal an early wave of discontent with the governing party's performance in Washington. In governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a special congressional election in upstate New York , Republicans...
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