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Democrats weaponize Iran war votes in midterm ads, linking conflict to rising costs

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Democrats and allied groups are leveraging votes on the Iran war in their midterm election campaigns, linking the conflict to rising household costs like gas and groceries. These ads, which have aired tens of thousands of times and cost millions, target Republican candidates, including some newcomers who did not vote on war powers resolutions. While Republicans are largely focusing on issues like taxes and crime, some have publicly called for an end to the war, though their advertising strategies do not typically feature this topic. AI

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Democrats weaponize Iran war votes in midterm ads, linking conflict to rising costs

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    In midterm races, Democrats are using the Iran war to target Republicans—even some who never served in Congress and couldn’t have cast votes on it

    It's the culmination of a strategy Democrats launched in the spring, when they began to repeatedly bring up war powers resolutions aimed at ending the conflict.

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