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    "excerpt": "Trump-aligned groups and Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions into the midterm election, but the GOP spending surge has barely moved polls or the map.",
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    "title": "Why Trump and the GOP's billion-dollar midterm blitz isn\u2019t working",
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