What Went Down In The 2018 Midterms

ABC News projects Democratic wins in NH-1 and NH-2.

I do not see any clear patterns on messaging. Whether candidates talked more about health care, taxes or immigration does not seem predictive of outcomes. Each issue was likely effective mainly at convincing each party’s leaners to support their party’s candidates.

Republican Greg Gianforte, the Montana congressman who body-slammed a reporter the night before a 2017 special election, has won re-election, according to our colleagues at ABC News. He currently leads Democrat Kathleen Williams 53 percent to 44 percent.