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Midterm Elections

No economic package? No problem: Even without a budget deal, parties already shaping their messages

WASHINGTON – No one knows for sure what will be in the Democrats' massive economic package, or whether they will even pass one – but that hasn't stopped them or the Republicans from developing campaign messages about a government overhaul that could decide the 2022 elections.

Their success in reaching voters could decide the fate of Joe Biden's presidency and partisan control of Congress.