Historically, each president's detractors have seen midterms as an opportunity, while his supporters have often been complacent — or at least less motivated.
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Ron Elving,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2026
With support from Jeff Yass, a Pennsylvania hedge-fund billionaire who is committed to school vouchers, Abbott got detractors voted out of office.
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