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On the recordNovember 7, 2017
I think there was a real pushback against the kind of policies that were -- have been advocated, the divisive policies advocated by the president that the Republican candidates embraced in whole.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Mark Warner attributes the Democratic victories to a backlash against the divisive policies of President Trump and the Republicans.

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