Midterm results deliver ‘youth quake’ to American politics
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- The Hill reports: “The 2026 midterm elections delivered a solid blue wave for Democrats along with a new class of noticeably younger candidates across the board, beating out both new and incumbent senior opponents. …”
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