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Welcome to The Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you.

Today, we're talking about the midterm elections.

What the heck is going to happen?

Right now, the polling doesn't look so good for Republicans.

And even though we've seen economic gains because of President Trump's

policies, American voters aren't feeling it yet, or at least it's not showing up in the polls.

So why is that? What's behind the disconnect and what can Republicans do about it? Also, we were told

that President Trump was a drag on the ticket throughout the years,

but it turns out he's not. But he won't be on the ballot this midterm election. So what do

Republicans need to do to drive turnout? We're going to ask John McLaughlin. He is the CEO and

partner McLaughlin and associates. He is also a Trump campaign pollster and has been an

advisor since 2011. So who better to turn to than John? Stay tuned.

Well, John, it's always great to have you on the show. You know, obviously we're still a few months out from the midterm election, so a lot can happen.

But we're trying to figure out what's going on right now.

I guess if the election were held today, what do you think would happen?

The Democrats would have a slight advantage, and that's what they're betting on.

They're betting on their historical trends.

Unlike, I'm an old timer at this, that in 2002,

when I worked for the Republican National Committee, Jim Gilmore, was the head of it.

The Speaker Hassard was my client.

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