Published: November 08, 2018
Democrats hoped for a huge rejection of Trumpism, but found two forces still hold an intoxicating political power
The expectations we carry into elections always make it difficult to objectively assess their outcome. Before the midterms, Democrats hoped for a blue wave that would decisively hand them the House and perhaps more, while Donald Trump was poised to declare victory whatever the outcome. The morning after, the results looked mixed, with neither side able to claim a sweeping victory. How, then, should we understand what happened?
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