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Midterms: The Blue Wave Rolls In: Republicans Suffer Clear Defeat in Midterm Elections

The counting is still underway, but a victory for the Democrats in both chambers is already becoming clear. Trump is reacting irritably. The key findings of the election night.

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Midterms: The Blue Wave Rolls In: Republicans Suffer Clear Defeat in Midterm Elections

Celebrations erupted in Washington, Miami, and New York as news of election results spread. In Washington's Roofers Union Bar, patrons cheered and applauded as Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff was declared the winner in Georgia. In Miami, Amanda Knapp, president of the Miami Beach Democrats, marked each Democratic win by drawing a blue heart on a chart, cautiously expressing hope of a "blue wave". Meanwhile, analyst Nate Silver noted that the night's results looked like one that Democrats had dreamed of.

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