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Six Takeaways About the Democrats’ Merciless Rout of the GOP

Raw Story and The New Republic describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Six Takeaways About the Democrats’ Merciless Rout of the GOP.
The headline split Raw Story frames it as "Trump waves white flag at Democrats after midterm rout: ‘The country has had enough’". International Business Times frames it as "Trump Says He'll Work With Democrats After Midterm Rout: 'Many More Things Than People Un...".
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Left / center-leftSix Takeaways About the Democrats’ Merciless Rout of the GOP

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The New RepublicNews report · Nov 5, 2:01 PM

Six Takeaways About the Democrats’ Merciless Rout of the GOP

As a person who abjures cable news, Tuesday night’s Kornacki Cam offered by NBC News was the best possible option: just a high-test dose of statistics and history fired right at my face, an...

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International Business TimesNews report · Nov 5, 3:08 PM

Trump Says He'll Work With Democrats After Midterm Rout: 'Many More Things Than People Understand'

President Donald Trump said he is willing to work with Democrats after Republicans lost both chambers of Congress, while Democrats signaled plans for aggressive oversight investigations.

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Raw StoryNews report · Nov 5, 2:02 PM

Trump waves white flag at Democrats after midterm rout: ‘The country has had enough’

President Donald Trump hasn’t spoken to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer or House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries since Democrats swept control of Congress. However, in some of his firs...

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