{
  "id": 18708734,
  "title": "‘Wait, what?’: the underdog Democrats who won their midterm races against all odds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/wait-what-the-underdog-democrats-who-won-their-midterm-races-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T12:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/07/surprising-wins-democrats-midterm-elections"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From North Carolina to Arizona, Democrats with almost no public profile were stunned at their election triumphs One candidate had dropped out in September. One had no campaign staff. One was a 19-year-old and halfway through the fall college semester. Across the US, Democratic candidates with almost no public profile and long odds of winning their midterm races were stunned to find they had…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}