Election
GOP Shreds Democrats’ Senate Hopes by Holding Key States
- Narrow Democratic path would likely require Georgia sweep
- Trump’s pull on GOP voters helped Republicans pull out wins
Mitch McConnell is poised to renew his hold as majority leader in the Senate.
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The polls, the pandemic and the piles of campaign cash had Democrats tasting victory in the Senate heading into Tuesday’s election. But that may turn out to be an illusion, and Republicans are on the verge of extending their six-year control in the chamber.
That outcome would relegate Democrats’ expansive agenda on issues including taxes, climate change and health care to the sidelines.