How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to AP Voter Poll
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most voters appear exhausted and exasperated by him, according to The AP Voter Poll, a survey of midterm voters in all …”
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