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In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how 2024 was the sixth “change” election in a row as voter dissatisfaction with the direction of the country remains high. Plus, we examine how the Senate Republican leadership elections are remerging as a MAGA proxy fight.
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2024 was yet another ‘change’ election
By Mark Murray
The 2024 elections represented more than Donald Trump’s White House victory, Republicans’ winning a majority in the Senate, and the GOP being in the driver’s seat to keep the House (though control of that chamber is still up for grabs).
They culminated in the nation’s sixth straight “change” election, in which either the White House or at least one chamber of Congress …