New Poll Shows Democratic Candidates Have Been Living in a Fantasy World

Trump is on course to win reelection and Democrats are ceding the center to him

New York Magazine
Nov 4 · 4 min read
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By Jonathan Chait

In 2018, Democratic candidates waded into hostile territory and flipped 40 House districts, many of them moderate or conservative in their makeup. In almost every…

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