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What Could Stop This Fall's Predicted Blue Wave?

By Steve Goldstein
Published: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 - 1:34pm
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On an average off-year Election Day, the party of the President loses more than thirty seats in the House. Democrats are counting on at least that number — and President Trump’s relative unpopularity — to help them retake the majority.

Momentum had been building for what some pundits had labeled a "Blue Wave," a sign that Democrats aren’t just going to win a majority, but dominate this fall.

There are still indications that Democrats will do very well in November, but has anything put the level of success in doubt?

To talk about that, as well as the potential impact of the Russia investigation, Bre Payton of The Federalist and Democratic strategist Kevin Walling joined The Show.

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