The results that have been called so far show a very close contest. It shows probably Republicans still being the favorites to take over the House of Representatives, though many outcomes remain uncalled. Democrats ran on defending Joe Biden's record; they had an assist with Supreme Court's decision to overturn federal abortion rights protections this summer. Abner Well King Vox: The much anticipated red wave does not seem to have materialized.
The midterms weren’t a clear victory for Republicans, and it’s still too early to know who’ll control Congress. Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh with help from Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro and Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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