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Can Republicans Make Congress Great Again?

 There’s no sugarcoating the disappointing results of the midterm elections.Even with one of the worst-performing presidents in modern times, Joe Biden, and even with 2 out of 3 voters saying the country is headed in the wrong direction, Republicans couldn’t make the sale to independent voters.

But the overall dismal number of House seats captured by Republicans wasn’t as bad as the overall national vote count. Out of roughly 100 million ballots cast for House races, the Republicans won 51%, and the Democrats won 47%. Overall, more than 4 million more voters chose a Republican for Congress over a Democrat.If you’re a Republican and were expecting a red tide, this is small consolation. It is like winning more innings in baseball but still losing the game.It does underscore that for the majority of voters, the GOP message held. Or that voters on balance rejected the Democrats’ performance with a unified government, holding the White House, Senate …

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