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Why the GOP Is Making the Midterm Elections All About Impeachment

It may be a counterintuitive gambit, but Republicans are betting it will pay off.
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

To the old-fashioned, it might seem crazy that the Republicans plan to fight the 2018 election as a referendum on a Trump impeachment.

Traditional wisdom was: If the president of your party is unpopular, try your utmost to de-nationalize off-year elections.  Focus the voters on local issues and down-ballot candidates!

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