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The Red Wave No One Saw Coming

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The Red Wave No One Saw Coming
A woman walks past the elephant logo of the Republican Party on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 18, 2016. Dominick Reuter/AFP via Getty Images
Salena Zito
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PINE TOWNSHIP, Pa.—Had you spent any time in this northern suburb of Pittsburgh listening to voters, finding out what matters to them when it comes to schools, community growth, economic prosperity, and the emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns, you would have at least been skeptical of the media narrative and the polls that claimed suburban voters here are no longer center-right.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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