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This week, David discusses his latest piece on what Trump's first midterms in 2018 will tell us about 2026.
Transcript:
This is David Wasserman, senior elections analyst with The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. And this week, I've taken a look at the differences and similarities between where we are in today's political environment versus in at this point in twentyseventeen when Trump's first term was just getting underway. And it feels like in many ways a throwback. Democrats are angry, and they benefit from an intensity advantage over Republicans.
Independence approval rating of, president Trump has dipped, and Democrats appear well positioned to gain back control of the house. But we've taken a slightly different road to get here. Whereas in twenty seventeen, Democrats were just red hot from the start because of, allegations of Russian interference in the election, and Republicans' attempt to, repeal the Affordable Care Act and Trump's ambiguous comments following the unite
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