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Tom McClintock: “If most people were doing well in this economy, the Democrats would not have lost 67 U.S. House seats.”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2017
If most people were doing well in this economy, the Democrats would not have lost 67 U.S. House seats.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

He points to electoral losses as evidence of economic dissatisfaction under the Obama administration.

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