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Marshall for The Hill: What Does a Midterm Split Decision Mean for Democrats?

  • November 10, 2022
  • Will Marshall

By Will Marshall, President of PPI
for The Hill 

The votes are still being counted, but Democrats could yet win a split decision in the 2022 midterm elections. So much for the Red Tsunami giddily forecast by conservative commentators in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote.

There’s little doubt the Republicans will take over the House of Representatives, albeit by a much narrower margin than they expected. But control of the Senate will be decided in exactly the same place and manner as it was in the 2020 elections — a high-stakes run-off election in Georgia.

On Dec. 6, Sen. Ralph Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, will face off again against his Republican challenger, Hershel Walker. It’s a strange reprise that tells us several interesting things about U.S. politics.

Read the full piece in The Hill. 

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