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The Trump effect? Name-calling and insults surge in midterm elections
Candidates are trading insults as debates and campaign events test the limits of political civility, with voters reacting to increasingly personal attacks.
Name-calling isn’t just for Trump anymore. In high-profile races across the country, candidates are embracing personal insults in a bid to break through in an increasingly competitive attention economy.