This Is the Battle That Will Define the Democrats These Next Two Years

Summary

The midterm elections are over. Yes, some returns are still being counted, but the outcome was clear before midnight on Tuesday. Democrats across the country crushed their Republican opponents, in many cases by running on “ top versus bottom ” economic populism. Victorious candidates—including James Talarico in Texas, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Troy Jackson in Maine, and Sherrod Brown in Ohio—pledged to take on the corporate corruption that has rigged the game against regular Americans. This message worked, even in Republican-leaning districts where Democrats were badly outspent, like…

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