Bernie Sanders pours cold water on blue wave

By Caitlin Yilek

Published October 22, 2018 6:07pm ET

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Bernie Sanders pours cold water on blue wave — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses supporters at a âMedicare for Allâ rally on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Columbia, S.C. Sanders hasnât announced intentions for another bid in 2020. But in the run-up to the Nov. 6 election, heâs visiting more than half a dozen states to stump with congressional candidates. | (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., doubts a “blue wave” is coming in the November midterm elections that would bring the Democratic Party big gains in Congress.

“I know a lot of people talk about this blue wave and all that stuff, but I don’t believe it,” Sanders told Hill.TV in an interview that aired Monday.

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