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By Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire
Rising gas prices. Instability in the Middle East. President Donald Trump’s plummeting poll numbers. And historical headwinds that show the party in control of the White House almost always loses congressional seats in the midterm elections.