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Nov 9 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
The balance of power in Congress is on the line after #ElectionDay.

Many races across the country are too close to call while others were called.

Here's where things stand right now ⬇️
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At his election night party Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy was heralded as the next speaker of the House.

But Republicans on Wednesday found little to celebrate as disappointing results rolled in from battleground districts across.

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Republicans have a much easier path to securing the 218 House seats required to claim a majority. As of Wednesday morning, several races remained too close to call.

But it also appears that any GOP majority will be far slimmer than McCarthy had hoped.

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McCarthy has tied himself to former President Trump and all that comes with that affiliation, but what does the Bakersfield Republican really stand for, and how is he most likely to wield his new power?

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Former President Trump’s dominant role looks to have limited the Republican Party’s ability to take full advantage of a midterm election opportunity.

But Trump’s demonstrated inability to walk away quietly could hamstring the party for the next two years.
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Republicans, though in position to take the House, were still sweating it out Wednesday morning.

The Senate was locked in a 48-48 tie, with remaining races in Georgia, Arizona, New Mexico and Wisconsin to decide the outcome.

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Republicans who backed Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election lost key races for positions in which they would have overseen elections in some competitive states, but others remained positioned to take those offices.

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After a race marked by vitriolic social media feuding, Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated his Republican opponent, celebrity television physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, in Pennsylvania’s Senate contest five months after suffering a debilitating stroke.

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Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue.

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Several races have yet to be called.

Get the latest election results for the House and Senate -- and the answer to who will control Congress -- at
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