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“The result appears to be downstream of the pummeling that Republicans suffered in the US Congress, where Democrats are on course for a majority of at least 54 seats in the Senate and 237 seats in the House, both the largest margins for any party in years.”

“In the run-up to the election, polls had shown a razor-thin lead for the Democratic candidate.”

“In the lead-up to the election, polls indicated Democrats were poised to win the House and possibly the Senate, with Democratic candidates holding narrow leads over Republicans in competitive Senate races.”

“In 2020, Trump’s allies pushed Kanye West on to ballots in states including Vermont, Arkansas and Wisconsin to take away votes from Democrats.”

“Alaska is one of a handful of states with Senate races this year that Democrats are targeting in order to win back a majority in the chamber, where they hold 47 seats to the GOP’s 53, and recent polls have shown Peltola in the lead.”

“In the lead-up to this week’s midterm elections, polls had indicated that Democrats were poised to win the House and might lead enough states to also take the Senate.”

“The RealClearPolitics average of national generic polls showed Democrats leading Republicans by 8.2 points in early October.”

“Polls show Becerra with a predictably wide lead over Hilton, in the state where Democrats hold a roughly two-to-one voter advantage over Republicans.”

“In 2021, he joined fellow Democrats in leaving Texas to block a vote on Republican-backed voting restrictions by denying the state house the minimum number of members needed to conduct business.”

“In 2024, following the reluctant withdrawal of Joe Biden, Harris launched a 107-day campaign for the White House which again brought to the US tantalizingly close to electing its first female president.”

“With polls suggesting Republicans are likely to lose the House and perhaps the Senate too in the midterms, the man who refused to accept Americans’ democratic verdict in 2020 is hawking a narrative of cheating Democrats who will steal seats via illegitimate…”

“Accola’s white steeple home, built in 1899 as a one-room school house and later used as a church, sits just across the road from the proposed datacenter site.”

“As the final day of voting nears, Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown has a slight lead on Republican Senate incumbent Jon Husted in polling, and the economy has been a key factor in the fight.”

“‘Much more macro than Maga’ With Republicans clinging to a paper-thin 218–214 margin in the House and 53–47 lead in the Senate, opinion polls indicate a rising “blue wave”.”

“It wasn’t yet one of the most contentious ballot measure fights in state history – pitting Democrats against Democrats, drawing national attention from political heavyweights, and netting hundreds of millions of Silicon Valley dollars to fight it.”

“…aansi Srivastava for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIf Democrats take control of the House or Senate, they won’t be able to overturn previous Republican actions like gutting the Inflation Reduction Act, and they can’t pass new legislation that Trump…”

“At her debut briefing, the former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reserved a “new media seat” in the briefing room, inviting podcasters, influencers and content creators to apply for credentials.”

“…er bid for office also signals the growing power of the Democratic party in the state, where Democrats control the legislature, hold all top offices and have enacted progressive policies, such as universal childcare, that have been heralded across the…”

“Nader told the Guardian during one of several long phone calls, speaking of the Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress.”

“Despite a broad wave of Democratic support buoying candidates across the country – and the eight- to 10-point polling lead Ossoff has on his Republican opponent, US Representative Mike Collins – Bottoms is statistically tied in polls with Jackson.”

“The RealClearPolitics average of national generic polls showed Democrats leading Republicans by 8.2 points in early October.”

“Democrats’ striking progress in key races where few had favoured them is tied to standout candidates and especially unpopular opponents – notably in Texas, where the Christian pastor and economic populist James Talarico is leading Ken Paxton, viewed…”

“Generic congressional polls show Democrats holding a lead approaching double digits, raising the spectre of a “blue wave” that could sweep away Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.”

“His mission: to take back the congressional seat, and in the process both help the national Democratic party regain control of the US House and teach it a lesson or two about Mexican American politics.”