What was Wilson's mistake in the 1918 Congressional election?
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Apparently the mistake was an electoral appeal that urged Americans to vote Democratic because a vote for Republicans would
". . . be interpreted on the other side of the water as a repudiation of my leadership." .
This achieved the opposite of the desired effect, losing the election for the Democrats, as the letter was (correctly) perceived as an unwarranted slight on the Republicans' patriotism.
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