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Coronavirus Scrambles 2020 Fight For Congress

Top GOP and Democratic strategists say the global pandemic is shifting the calculations in this November's House and Senate races and could make for an unpredictable year.

The coronavirus pandemic and related economic tailspin is expected to be the top issue that will determine how Americans vote this November, according to top party strategists working on 2020 races.

"We all know that both the health crisis of coronavirus and the economic impact that's followed will likely be the most dominant issue, perhaps the only issue, that voters will be thinking about when deciding who to support in the fall elections," Steven Law told

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