With the midterms fast approaching, communicating just the right message has been top of mind on all sides of the political aisle.
Whether that message drives home a lack of affordability as gas, food and home prices surge or stokes fears about the rise of communism in the American heartland, Democrats and Republicans are spending a lot of time thinking about what to say.
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