{"id":7011,"date":"2025-10-29T02:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/republicans-closing-in-blue-states-turning-purple\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:43:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:43:43","slug":"republicans-closing-in-blue-states-turning-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/news\/2025\/10\/29\/republicans-closing-in-blue-states-turning-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Closing In: Blue States Turning Purple?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title = \"Republicans Closing In: Blue States Turning Purple?\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6tMb4ncu0rk?modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n <br \/>\n<br \/>Republicans are tightening the gap in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia \u2014 once solid blue. 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