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Trump political operative: "It's way too soon to declare defeat" in the midterms

James Blair, President Trump's deputy chief of staff leading the president's midterm effort, told CNN's Dana Bash that despite "the history of the midterms" favoring the party out of power, "it's way too soon to declare defeat. Republicans are in the fight, we have a record to run on."

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