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How Trump is facing a huge battle to save his legacy as crunch polls risk leaving him a lame duck for last two years

MILLIONS voting in US midterm polls on November 3 have a chance to send the White House a message – and look set to turn the air Democrat blue. It will also tell the world how Republican titan Donald Trump’s latest term in the Oval Office will draw to a close over the next two...

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What happened How Trump is facing a huge battle to save his legacy as crunch polls risk leaving him a lame duck for last two years.
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Right / center-rightHow Trump is facing a huge battle to save his legacy as crunch polls risk leaving him a lame duck for last two years

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The Sun UKNews report · Oct 13, 11:06 PM

How Trump is facing a huge battle to save his legacy as crunch polls risk leaving him a lame duck for last two years

MILLIONS voting in US midterm polls on November 3 have a chance to send the White House a message – and look set to turn the air Democrat blue. It will also tell the world how Republican ti...

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The Sun (US)News report · Oct 13, 11:06 PM

How Trump is facing a huge battle to save his legacy as crunch polls risk leaving him a lame duck for last two years

MILLIONS voting in US midterm polls on November 3 have a chance to send the White House a message – and look set to turn the air Democrat blue. It will also tell the world how Republican ti...

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Oct 13, 11:06 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Oct 13, 11:06 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.