After last week’s midterms, United States is a more deeply divided nation

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Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

November 12, 2018

OTTAWA—Last week’s midterm elections reinforced the reality of the United States as a deeply divided nation. The voting population appears to be split down the middle. Divisions are even more stark when it comes to race and the urban-rural divide. With only two Senators elected per state, pred...

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