A Democratic wave of wins has handed the party full control of Congress and major gubernatorial victories around the country, laying bare a historic defeat to President Trump.
Vox’s Sean Rameswaram and Astead Herndon discuss the 2026 midterm elections and how the issue of affordability resonated with voters, how immigration and data center concerns shaped the election, and why Republicans’ redistricting efforts and culture-war messaging fell short.
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