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Blue State Exodus Could Lift GOP Electoral Prospects in Coming Presidential Contests

Republicans have lost four of the last seven presidential elections and won fewer popular votes than Democrats in six of the seven — but the 2030 Census could provide a boost.

Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, file
The February 13 vote at Bucks County could prove decisive in the lead-up to the presidential election. Max Becherer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, file
MICHAEL BARONE
MICHAEL BARONE

Reports of the death of the Republican Party continue to be premature. 

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MICHAEL BARONE
MICHAEL BARONE

Mr. Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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