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michael barone: neither party's prayers were answered

Print this article.. he Republican president, considered lightweight and ignoramus by many Washington, suffers in the off-year elections, losing several seats and effective control in House, while maintaining and perhaps strengthening his party in Senate. That's description of this week's offyear..

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new congress has fewer veterans, but more of them are women

., Senate nominee, held slim lead Wednesday against Democratic Rep. She was American woman to fly in combat following the military's lifting of the prohibition on female combat pilots.. ..

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gop: 'brett bump' saved the senate after kavanaugh fight angered

Kavanaugh was winner with GOP crowds, and Republican Senate candidates everywhere leaned on it in the month of the campaign to make up ground and push past their Democratic competition... ..

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in historic midterms, women elected left ... and center

The success of non-incumbent Democratic women was pivotal in flipping the House blue. ... Democratic women who won Senate seats on Tuesday almost reached parity with the gender layout of their donations — 49 percent of their contributions came from female donors on average. ..

u.s. senate seats up for reelection in 2018

Democrats are expected to target Senate seats Nevada, Arizona, and Texas.. Republicans are expected to target Democratic-held seats Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, West Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, all of. ..

still the smartest guy in the room

Blue Wave that the media has been predicting for year now turned out to be blue puddle, with even their most spokesperson, former House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, making nice and wanting to make deals with the man. ..

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