First Read: “With Democrat Maggie Hassan the apparent winner of New Hampshire’s Senate contest, Republicans will most likely enjoy a 52-48 majority in the Senate next year. It’s striking that the three GOP Senate candidates who lost on Tuesday — Kelly Ayotte, Mark Kirk, and Joe Heck — were the ones who distanced themselves from Trump. Guess that didn’t work out so well.”
GOP Candidates Who Distanced from Trump Lost
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