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The Republican Party is in total turmoil after incumbent Democratic United States Senator Catherine Cortez Masto was reelected to a second term by Nevada voters late Saturday night.
News outlets including Fox called the race for Cortez Masto over GOP challenger Adam Laxalt – who had the backing of former President Donald Trump – after a final batch of ballots from Clark County gave Cortez Masto the lead. The Associated Press noted that Cortez Masto’s advantage would hold even if “Laxalt made gains in rural Nevada counties that are still counting votes.”
Thanks to Cortez Masto’s win, Democrats will maintain their Senate majority in 2023, and they may pick up an additional seat if Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) defeats Trump-endorsed right-wing candidate Herschel Walker in their December 6th runoff election.
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Historically, the midterms have served as a referendum on the president and his governing coalition. Usually, the opposition bumps off large numbers of lawmakers that belong to the party in power. That has not been the case this year. Control of the House of Representatives is still undetermined because so many races are too close to call – which is unprecedented in modern political memory. Filmmaker Michael Moore predicted this would happen. And though Republicans may wind up with a majority in the House, it will likely be very slim.
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