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8 November 2026

There is reason to hope that the Democrats might deliver this time

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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There is reason to hope that the Democrats might deliver this time

With a decisive rejection of Trumpism, US voters have given Democrats one more chance — they better not blow it.

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