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Progressive wave fuels GOP hopes for 2026

The 'AOC effect' drives socialist primary wins, unseating centrist Democrats like DeGette. Republicans see opportunity to paint all Democrats as extreme, but AOC notes her 2018 wave also won swing seats. Jeffries faces a divided party.