Summary of Far-Right Losses And Abortion Politics Blunt Republican Gains | NPR Politics

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The midterm elections were won by the Republican Party, as expected, but some races are too close to call. The president of the United States, Barack Obama, gives a press conference at 4pm today to discuss the results.

• 00:00:00 The Republican Party won some seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, but they lost other races that were considered competitive, such as in Florida and Pennsylvania. The biggest losses for the Republican Party may have come from candidates who were the most vocal election deniers, such as President Donald Trump, and those who embraced conspiracy theories, such as John Fetterman in Pennsylvania.
• 00:05:00 The Republicans lost seats in the House of Representatives in the midterms, due in part to polarization and low voter turnout. Some Republicans feel good about the results, as they show that it is time to move past Trump.
• 00:10:00 According to Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Party will soon be in the majority in the House of Representatives due to their victories in state elections where redistricting played a role. McCarthy also notes that the Republican Party is favored due to their 2022 mandate, which is the first election under new maps after the 2020 election. However, as the night goes on it becomes more and more uncertain whether or not the Republican Party will actually be in the majority. One possible reason for this is that some Republicans may have voted for a candidate in a governor's race and a Senate race but not for the same candidate.
• 00:15:00 The midterm elections were won by the Republican Party, as expected, but some races are too close to call. NPR Politics has more coverage of the results. The president of the United States, Barack Obama, gives a press conference at 4pm today to discuss the results.