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Vance says the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms

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The Iran war was the reason for the Democrats' blue tsunami that stunned Washington, Vice President Vance said in an X post Wednesday morning. Why it matters: The VP offered a surprisingly blunt assessment of why the GOP got crushed Tuesday night — and started to put at least a…
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- First reported by ABC Australia
Live: Democrats take control of Congress as US voters inflict defeat on Trump's Republicans
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Live: JD Vance blames Iran war for Republicans' defeat in the US midterms
- Picked up by Axios
- New development reported by Axios
- New development reported by The Hill
Vance breaks silence on midterms: ‘The reason we lost is the war’
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