EXCLUSIVE — Poorly articulated healthcare positions may have cost Republicans critical Senate races after Democrats used their policy stances against them in the 2026 midterm elections, new research shows.
A Plymouth Union Public Research analysis obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner found that Democrats “spent heavily to make Senate Republicans own rising healthcare costs in the midterms,” elections that were “defined by affordability.”
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