Nov.10

electoral-vote.com

Dem 48

Ties 3

GOP 49

Takeaways

Naturally, many media outlets had lists of election takeaways. Let's go:

• No red wave yet
• House Republicans have trouble ahead
• Trump vs. DeSantis
• Democracy defenders fared well—but threat remains
• Florida is no longer a swing state
• Trump forced weak candidates on the Republicans

• The Senate is undecided
• Republicans underperformed in the House and there will be a lot of finger pointing
• Some of the fingers will point at Trump
• Florida might be the new Ohio
• Democrats slip again with Latinos
• The cross currents between inflation and abortion were real

• The Democratic base showed up
• Abortion put Democrats in the fight
• Trump saddled the Republicans with weak candidates
• Inflation dominated
• The country is as closely divided as ever

• No red wave
• DeSantis is now a force to be reckoned with
• Trump's bad night could get worse yet
• Pro-choice groups had a good night
• Independents defied history and sided with the president's party
• Voters rejected election deniers running for secretary of state

• Democrats go a long way to protect their Senate majority
• What is going on in the House?
• Trump's no good, very bad night
• Democrats hold their own in the suburbs
• Another Select Committee member loses
• DeSantis' win could launch his 2024 bid
• GOP gains with Florida Latinos
• Democrats had a good night in the gubernatorial races
• Abortion rights triumphed
• There were many firsts

• Trump is damaged goods
• Progressive Democrats will start pressuring Biden not to run in 2024
• Many voters see both parties as extreme
• Democrats held serve but didn't expand their map
• McCarthy will have a hell of a time keeping his caucus in check

• Democrats did better than expected
• Fetterman pulled off a huge win
• DeSantis turns Florida red
• Republican majority will be narrow at best
• Two Democratic stars (Stacey Abrams and Beto O'Rourke) fade out

Are there themes here? Well, Trump's very bad night and bad effect on the GOP seem to keep coming up. In contrast, DeSantis had a very good night. Democracy hung on for the time being. There was no red wave. And Florida isn't a swing state any more, which is very bad news for the Democrats, since Ohio isn't either.

We are working on many more election results stories in the days ahead. This is just a quick start. (V)