Democrats, Republicans and critical elections
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D emocrats were bound to have a good election night. The prevailing question on November 4th was more a matter of degree: would it be merely good, or would it be great? The results of the night’s four big contests suggest an excellent one indeed for the opposition party.
The Associated Press called the race for Mikie Sherrill, a Congresswoman from Morris County, around 9:30 p.m. on Election Night.
The same holds true in Lehigh and Northampton counties. In Lehigh, Democrats outnumber Republican voters, 109,872 to 90,050. The margin is slightly smaller in Northampton County, where 94,409 voters are Democrats and 86,6156 are Republicans.
The shift in strategy comes ahead of a weekend of crucial deadlines, such as a lapse in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
From sweeping all three statewide offices to winning firm control of the Virginia House of Delegates, Democratic leaders used the word “mandate” Wednesday. They may have flipped about a dozen seats from red to blue,
One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Prop. 50, California's congressional redistricting measure, was on the ballot on a high-profile election day that saw Democratic wins in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere.
Trump urges GOP to pass legislation to make them unbeatable; Vance says no more ‘infighting.’ Others in the party have different views.