Senate control hinges on unwanted nominees
Topics: Democratic Party
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- Axios reports: “Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are living out their midterm nightmares — with nominees they didn't want and former colleagues they no longer c…”
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