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  "id": 18341318,
  "title": "How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/how-democrats-used-the-midterms-to-turn-affordability-concerns-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/democrats-climate-crisis-in-midterm-election-results"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning one Climate-forward Democrats swept into power Tuesday night as a blue tsunami flipped the Senate, House and several governors’ races. Voters were laser-focused on affordability, and experts said Democrats succeeded in linking cost-of-living concerns with rising energy prices, datacenters and, to some extent,…",
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        "title": "What's next for Democrats after the midterms. And, a look at the outstanding races",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/whats-next-for-democrats-after-the-midterms-and-a-look-at-the",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:02:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Democrats swept the midterms. Millions watched on livestreams with their favorite influencers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/democrats-swept-the-midterms-millions-watched-on-livestreams-with",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Nikki Haley is wrong! Democrats won midterms, Republicans didn't just lose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nikki-haley-is-wrong-democrats-won-midterms-republicans-didnt-just",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:15:38.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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