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Blue wave 2026 hopes dim, ‘shutdown’ strategy equals empty agenda and other commentary

Blue wave 2026 hopes dim, ‘shutdown’ strategy equals empty agenda and other commentary

“With midterm elections just about a year away,” observes USA Today’s Ingrid Jacques, odds for “a blue wave” now look “grim,” with any repeat of the 2018 wave “out of reach.”

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