The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Dan Bauman, Lindsay Ellis, Steven Johnson, Eric Kelderman, Emma Pettit, and Brock Read
November 7, 2018
Was it a wave? Maybe not. But for Democrats, it was a win.
They weathered disappointments in some high-profile races that had appeared winnable on Tuesday night, and they lost three U.S. Senate seats in the face of a challenging map. But they seized control of the U.S. House of Representatives, tipping at least 26 seats to emerge with a clear majority. In doing so, they earned the opportunity to step up oversight of the polarizing presidency of Donald J. Trump.
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