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title: "Could the Blue Wave Be a Blue Bust?"
description: "Democrats lead in the polls across both the House and Senate maps, but a $140 million Republican ad blitz, new gerrymandered maps, and a party with no message beyond Trump could still deny them Congress."
url: https://fronts.co/videos/could-the-blue-wave-be-a-blue-bust.md
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datePublished: 2026-10-04T19:00:35.000Z
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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Democrats lead in the polls across both the House and Senate maps, but a $140 million Republican ad blitz, new gerrymandered maps, and a party with no message beyond Trump could still deny them Congress.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/could-the-blue-wave-be-a-blue-bust/.
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