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John B. King Jr.: “The Republicans won three elections on these issues and you can say 2012 was a draw in the sense that President Obama…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2017
The Republicans won three elections on these issues and you can say 2012 was a draw in the sense that President Obama won reelection, Republicans did not get punished that he came at the presidential year at the level you would normally think they would.

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King outlines the electoral success of Republicans on health care issues leading up to Trump's presidency.

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