Democrats’ blue wave and a bad night for Trump: key US midterms takeaways
Summary
The article says Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in several traditionally Republican states and gaining House seats and governorships. It links the results to voter dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s policies, especially the cost of living, and says Trump later claimed he would have won by a large margin if he had been on the ballot.Key Facts
- Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and gained more than two dozen House seats, according to the article.
- The Associated Press called the Senate and House for Democrats on Tuesday night, giving the party control of both chambers.
- Democratic candidates won Senate races in Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, the article reports.
- Adam Hamilton defeated Roger Marshall in Kansas, where the article says a Democrat had not won a Senate seat in 94 years.
- James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a 38-year Republican run in the state’s Senate race, according to the article.
- The article says voters had expressed disapproval of Trump’s performance, particularly over the cost of living.
- Trump said he was not on the ballot and claimed he would have won by a landslide if he had been.
- The article says Democrats performed better than pre-election polls had suggested.
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