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The blue wave keeps rolling, the left says

By Bria Felicien
April 25, 2018

1. 5 Takeaways From Lesko's Win in Arizona 8

From Arizona Republic: "The unofficial results show a dramatic underperformance by a Republican in the solidly GOP district."

2. Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP

From FiveThirtyEight: "The Republican won in Arizona's 8th District, but not by as much as she should have."

3. Republicans pin electoral hopes on tax-cut delusions

From USA TODAY: "Americans are too cynical about Congress to believe much of the GOP's tax cut message."

ExploreMainstream media still giving Hillary what she wants, the right says

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