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Trump Says Shutdown Was 'Big Factor' in Democratic Wins
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0:55Now PlayingPresident Donald Trump blamed the ongoing government shutdown for Democrats’ sweeping electoral wins, pressuring Republicans to abandon the filibuster in order to reopen federal agencies and pass new crackdowns on mail-in voting.
Democrats swept the three major local elections in the US on Tuesday by wider-than-expected margins, giving the beleaguered party a much-needed boost 10 months into President Donald Trump’s second term.
From New York’s City Hall to Virginia, where Democrats picked up a gubernatorial seat, and out to California, the victories will bolster morale in a party that’s been reeling after failing to win the White House, Senate and House of Representatives just a year ago.
The small number of races didn’t offer a simple profile for successful Democratic candidates, but they did show how the party can get past last year’s defeats by rallying around pocketbook issues like grocery and housing prices and a rejection of the president’s less popular policies.
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