The blue wave that broke Trump’s Republican map
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How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “Republican” and “broke”; Politico uses “Voters” and “pummel”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Hill reports: “Democrats soared to victory Tuesday night across races for Congress and governors’ mansions, and are set to retake power in Congress by higher margins than the party has had since last century. It’…”
- Politico reports: “Republicans accepted what is on track to be a historic midterm defeat — a long-feared “blue wave” washing across the nation.”
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