1/ On Tuesday, “a divided America returned a divided verdict on the tumultuous first two years of Trump’s presidency..a much more divergent result than usual in a midterm,” writes @RonBrownstein. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
2/ The Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives, setting up two long years of likely confrontation with President Donald Trump. They also pulled out big victories across state legislatures, flipped six chambers, and turned others purple. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
3/ Conversely, Republicans won a large Senate majority, which could allow Trump to make an even deeper mark on the federal judiciary, and potentially on the Supreme Court. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
4/ Some races remain in flux. The to-be-called governor’s race in Georgia between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp has garnered national attention for what @ProfCAnderson points out is Kemp’s clear conflict of interest and voter-suppression efforts: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
5/ Also in the South, the Atlantic staff writer @jemelehill found that after a tweet of hers went viral, she had been removed from the Florida registered-voter roll: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
6/ And despite an unprecedented slate of women running for office this year—and winning historic, record-setting victories in a number of races—there is still a long way to go before reaching gender parity. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
7/ The one undercurrent everyone should keep in mind, argues @AdamSerwer, is the problem with the euphemism of “tribalism,” when really “only one side has committed itself to a political strategy that relies on stoking hatred and fear of the other.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
8/ For a more optimistic take, read @DavidFrum on 3 things the election accomplished — including Dem success achieving some oversight of the federal government and reminding Americans how hard it will be to preserve & restore liberal democracy after Trump. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
9/9 The best part of all this? It still isn’t over. Follow here for continued reporting, analysis, and updates about all things #ElectionResults2018: theatlantic.com/category/midte…
