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The 2018 midterms, how we got here: Early in the primaries, it became clear that any Republican in a deep red district who wasn’t on the Trump train was in trouble. Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) was one of the first to learn.https://www.axios.com/2018-primary-elections-south-carolina-virginia-trump-sanford-stewart-bf215416-90ee-4faf-8f64-9d5f9fa4940f.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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7. A clear gender gap took shape: Women are overwhelmingly supporting Democrats, while Republicans have the support of men.https://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-women-gender-gaps-9864750c-d753-40d0-9653-ecc829691b90.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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8. Midterm interest took a backseat for three weeks during the vitriolic Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight, which helped Republicans narrow the enthusiasm gaphttps://www.axios.com/donations-brett-kavanaugh-2018-midterms-04f7d600-87e2-4231-89e4-9ce6eb80f387.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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9. In the homestretch of the campaign, Democrats honed in on messaging about health care, while Republicans emphasized immigrationhttps://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-trump-republicans-strategy-bec0d08c-84c6-44ff-8591-656f8262e1a3.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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10. A major talking point for President Trump and GOP candidates was the migrant caravan, with no shortage of misinformation.https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-fake-news-migrant-caravan-immigration-e487f33e-6921-47a5-ba4e-4beb50c59597.html …
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11. We've seen accusations of voter suppression: https://www.axios.com/civil-rights-groups-sue-georgia-over-53k-voter-registrations-on-hold-346f8bdc-2ffe-4235-94c9-261a92502535.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …, racism: https://www.axios.com/andrew-gillum-ron-desantis-racist-supporters-florida-b4f849c1-3583-4ed6-a0ad-d099ca53d3b7.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 … and a whole lot of Trump:https://www.axios.com/trump-2018-midterm-election-rallies-7cdff3e3-3c5a-4fa9-874a-6718ee01dc34.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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13. The consensus is that the Democrats will take the House and Republicans will keep control of the Senate. Anything else will be a major election night shockhttps://www.axios.com/what-to-watch-on-election-day-df62b55c-b508-404e-9042-d6558aa310ad.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100 …
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