One thing quickly became clear last night: Republicans are not seeing the sweeping wave of victories that the party was hoping to secure. The GOP is still favored to win the House — but the margins of control at this point look likely to be smaller than they might have been. Democrats, meanwhile, still have a clear path to winning control of the Senate.
The elections were set up against the backdrop of the election denialism that’s infected the GOP thanks to ex-President Donald Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election. Hundreds of Republican candidates for Congress, governor, secretary of state and attorney general either question or flat-out deny the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory.
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One thing quickly became clear last night: Republicans are not seeing the sweeping wave of victories that the party was hoping to secure. The GOP is still favored to win the House — but the margins of control at this point look likely to be smaller than they might have been. Democrats, meanwhile, still have a clear path to winning control of the Senate.
The elections were set up against the backdrop of the election denialism that’s infected the GOP thanks to ex-President Donald Trump’s Big Lie about the 2020 election. Hundreds of Republican candidates for Congress, governor, secretary of state and attorney general either question or flat-out deny the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s victory.
Follow our live coverage below: