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In closing weeks, Republicans go on defense

G. Elliott Morris · 18 Oct 2026

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  1. Our reading

    A campaign schedule in deep-red states is what a party does when it is far behind and trying to limit its losses, not what a party about to hold the House does.

    Their wordsThis is not the campaign map you'd see from a party about to hold the House. This is how you campaign when you're 10 points down and trying to stem the losses.

  2. Our reading

    Trump says the polls are wrong not because he believes it but to set up narratives for claiming mass voter fraud on Election Day.

    Their wordsMy Occam's Razor conclusion is that Trump is saying the polls are wrong not because he believes it (since he's not acting like it), but because he's setting up narratives to claim mass voter fraud on Election Day.

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