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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    With Republicans energized, will there be a blue wave?

    Races across the country are tightening just two weeks ahead of election day. That’s particularly true in some races that Democrats need to win if they want to retake the House.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 23, 2018 • 1 min read

    Races across the country are tightening just two weeks ahead of election day. That’s particularly true in some races that Democrats need to win if they want to retake the House. In Orange County, a new poll gives Republican Dana Rohrabacher a slight lead over his Democrat challenger Harley Rouda. That’s a reverse from a few months ago. In another bad sign for Democrats, President Trump’s approval rating has it its highest mark yet.

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