Thomas Patterson

Professor of Government at Harvard University

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Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and author of The Vanishing Voter: Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

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The latest polls show Republicans picking up steam among likely voters, meaning that more races for the Senate and Congress could be closer than ever.

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