Elections
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Republican bloodbath a reminder elections still are about the economy, first and foremost
“I don't think we should over analyze it," conservative pollster Rich Baris says. "Republicans were the party that promised to fix the economy and inflation, put America first, ahead of the war lobby and the Washington grifters, and we didn't do it. And they punished us for it. And we deserved it."
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Midterm elections appear to run smoothly as parties' legal armies, DOJ monitors see little action
Amid record federal monitoring and armies of party lawyers, Election Day produced only scattered machine glitches, a handful of extended polling hours and a brief dust-up over DOJ monitors in Michigan.
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Democrats march toward control of Congress, scoring upsets across the country
The biggest wins for Democrats were in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas, where they won GOP-held seats, along with scores of upsets in House races.