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Rising fuel prices lift Democrats’ odds in House and Senate elections

MarketWatch attributes the shift to voter frustration over the elevated cost of living.

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Fuel prices continue to rise, and with them, Democrats’ chances of winning both the House and Senate, according to MarketWatch.

The outlet links expected losses for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party in the midterms largely to voters’ frustration with higher costs of living.

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MarketWatchFuel prices keep rising , and so do Democrats’ chances for winning both the House and Senate
MarketWatchFuel prices keep rising , and so do Democrats’ chances for winning both the House and Senate

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