Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we bring you a memo sent to Republican candidates urging them to set out a clear economic message or face a midterm wipeout. Plus, we had fun with Mike Pence and David Rubenstein, D.C.’s newest odd couple …

Socialist messaging on affordability is resonating with voters, and Republicans must find their own populist economic policies to avoid disaster in the midterm elections.

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