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sentences that state something as happening or true
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1 of 18 hedged
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Republicans' gambit to stave off election losses by changing congressional maps backfired in most of the country on Tuesday night.
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gambit → stave → night
Democrats swept both battleground House seats and areas considered safe GOP territory in an unprecedented midterm election performance, despite the best efforts by Republican-led states to redistrict in multiple states to give their party an edge.
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Democrats → sweep → edge
"It was definitely the wrong move," one House Republican told Fox News Digital.
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Republican → tell → Digital
"One of the truisms in politics is never to overreach.
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We did and that was part of the reason for the backlash.
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Republicans in states that were particularly affected by redistricting had been warning their governors for months that it could be a bad idea, another person told Fox News Digital.
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"It's a bridge too far, and clearly the bridge blew up behind them," that person said.
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person → blow → them
In Texas, where the GOP-led state government altered the congressional map to give Republicans an advantage in five districts, Democrats are projected to win at least three.
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Democrats → lead → three
Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, managed to hold onto their seats despite Republicans' efforts, and Democrats also won the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District.
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Democrats → manage → District
The remaining two have not been called.
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two → remain → ?
Florida Republicans are on pace to lose all four House seats they drew to favor their party.
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they → lose → party
Incumbent Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., are projected to win their respective altered districts, along with political newcomer Pia Dandiya in her red-leaning seat.
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Castor → project → seat
Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., who was expected to be hardest-hit by Sunshine State Republicans' efforts, is narrowly leading in a race that's still too close to call.
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that → expect → race
Overall, however, it's worth noting that Florida was a bright spot for the GOP overall on Tuesday night.
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Florida → note → night
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., won the race for governor and all Republican incumbents kept their seats.
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incumbents → win → seats
Meanwhile, a push in Ohio to make districts held by Reps. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, more favorable to Republicans also failed.
And in Alabama, Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., won another term despite his seat also being altered to favor Republicans.
The process of redistricting is traditionally done after a national census, to account for population shifts in each state.
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process → make → state
Changing congressional maps mid-decade is a controversial move that saw bipartisan pushback — though both sides ultimately took part.
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sides → change → part
On the left, California Gov. Gavin Newsom led his state through a referendum where voters chose to give the legislature the ability to change its own congressional map to give Democrats an edge where, it appears so far, they have one.
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