This was very good news for Democrats. 18 toss-ups won by Democrats versus seven for Republicans. Kevin McCarthy in a real problematic position because he's got the screaming memeies like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who did win on the other side making trouble for him. Tim Ryan kudos to him in terms of that race. I thought the speech he gave had more impact on a democracy than he likely could have had had he won the election. The Wall Street Journal had quite the, Trump is the Republican party's biggest loser.
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