Democrats take House, GOP tightens grip on Senate
by Rob Beschizza from on (#42DVV)
For the Dems, what's a 9% lead in the vote good for? Seven governorships, a 20-seat House majority and losing 3 Senate seats. Despite voter suppression efforts, there's much to love in the details, even if the big picture offers conservatives, if not Trump himself, another chance to trot out the old canard that America is "a Republic, not a Democracy."