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The right makes closing arguments

By Bria Felicien
Nov 2, 2018

1. Speaker Paul Ryan: Vote Republican, keep America prosperous

From Washington Examiner: "Think about how the American people are better off thanks to the policies we have enacted working with this president."

2. A blue wave is predicted for the midterms. I'm not convinced.

From Washington Post: "Trump proved most polls wrong for a reason."

3. Republicans have delivered as Democrats went off the deep end

From New York Post: "So all told, the president's party deserves to lose one or both chambers next week, right? Wrong."

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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