“Tremendous success tonight. Thank you to all!” said Trump before turning in for the night. “Tomorrow will be a new day in America,” said Nancy Pelosi, now likely to be speaker of a Democrat-controlled House. For once, both are right. Both have their victories to celebrate and defeats to mourn. Trump lost his 42-seat hold of the House and the Democrats look set for a 20-seat majority. But the Republicans did surprisingly well in the Senate, strengthening their majority with several unexpected and important victories. Overall, it’s a blow for Trump – but not a crushing one. And far from the ‘blue wave’ that the Democrats had once hoped for.
Where Trump campaigned, turnout rose and he did well. He avoided the suburban areas, where the Democrats did best, but he seemed to inspire large turnouts in the areas he did visit.
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