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WSJ Newsletter Notes U.S. Debt and Deficit Are Absent From Midterm Campaigns

The newsletter says 30 political ads this year have mentioned the debt or deficit, compared with 140 in 2018. It also says federal debt held by the public reached 100% of GDP for the first time in 80 years.

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