Seth Masket: “Democrats made much bigger gains in the South than they did elsewhere. The biggest gain in a Senate race for Democrats was, of course, James Talarico’s race in Texas, where he is currently leading by 12(!) percentage points.”
“But Democrats made huge gains throughout the Deep South. They are winning races they haven’t won since, well, they were the party of segregation.”
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