The election ended up a clear defeat for President Trump and the GOP. They lost control of the U.S. House and have fewer governors, even if they picked up a couple seats in the Senate. For the Democrats, as they say, two out of three ain’t bad.
Yet, in so many ways the night had also become a disappointment for many Democrats. They had hoped the nation would send a loud and clear message to Trump that his politics of fear and division were not acceptable by sweeping Democrats into control at every level. Now there was static mixing up the message.
And initial reports from the Senate had been especially discouraging, since they permitted Trump to claim a big win for himself.
