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Democrats hope to press the "affordability" issue in this year's midterm election season, but there's one potentially glaring problem for them, as illustrated by our friends at Unleash Prosperity... Biden Versus Trump on Inflation

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Chuck Schumer Is Right: Why Democrats Are Flailing
By Troy Senik
Thursday, December 04 2014
Here’s a basic fact about modern American politics: a diverse party is a successful party. This isn’t diversity as measured by race, gender or any of the other variables characteristic of identity politics; it’s diversity of ideas. When Democrats lose elections, there’s always carping about the fact that their candidates were just “GOP lite.” Similarly, when Republicans go down to defeat, there is often grumbling about the fact that not enough “true conservatives” were running. Both sides are deluding themselves. There isn’t a majority of…
 
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"The Democratic battle for control of the House of Representatives is entering its final stretch, with Republicans defending a narrow majority and Democrats seeking the handful of seats needed to take control of the chamber.With Election Day around the corner, competitive races have expanded across traditionally Republican districts, while a number of Democratic-held seats also remain in play…[more]
 
 
— Nicholas Ballasy, Just the News
 
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