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Politics
Jeff Cohen

Why the midterms look bleak: Joe Biden

Joe Biden | Vote Pin button on an American flag Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images

Mainstream political pundits gain wealth and clout by speculating about elections — who's up, who's down, who's raising the most campaign cash (but almost never from whom, of course). Now they're looking ahead to the congressional midterm elections just three months away. 

The liberal and centrist pundits at CNN, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, the New York Times and the Washington Post seem to agree on two obvious truths about the Nov. 8 elections. 

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