Will Donald Trump's Predictions Affect the Next Presidential Election?

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John Avlon: How will these results affect the next two years for Joe Biden's administration? He says if Republicans hold the House, they'll make it much harder for legislation to pass through Congress and be signed by the president. Avlon: If Democrats have a thin majority in the Senate, that makes it easier for them to confirm people to run government departments and agencies. The economist data editor Dan Rosenheck thinks Donald Trump remains a big net drag on the Republican Party.

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