Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh mocked the “new media narrative” that interprets the Democratic gubernatorial victory by Ralph Northam in Virginia as representing an anti-President Donald Trump wave, reports Newsmax.

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Voters are in favor of President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ tax reform plans, but support for it decreased last week after the House released its tax bill proposal, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Thursday, reports Newsmax.

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There was a great deal of attention paid to big Democratic wins in Virginia and New Jersey, but there were a series of big wins in several other places, pointing to a need for Republicans to begin “moving towards the middle,” and for a need for President Donald Trump to begin more of an outreach to Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Chris Coons said Wednesday, reports Newsmax.

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