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September. 08,2020      
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A look at the record number of first-time female candidates who ran, won and upended politics in the historic 2018 midterm elections; featuring three candidates in Texas, Indiana and Illinois who each were looking to flip their red district to blue.

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Reviews

BootDigest
2020/09/08

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Breakinger
2020/09/09

A Brilliant Conflict

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Chirphymium
2020/09/10

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Casey Duggan
2020/09/11

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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