Democrats flip House and Senate in midterm elections

Democrats across the country are rejoicing this morning after notching major wins in yesterday's midterm elections. Some races have yet to be called, but Republicans have now lost both houses of Congress. Douglas Ader has more, the latest results from this morning in Washington. Good morning, Doug. Good morning. And Democrats were able to ride this big wave of voter discontent, and we will start this morning in Michigan. Let them know tomorrow that the bad guys lost. That was Michigan's new Senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, early this morning, wrapping up a major win that helped Democrats take the Senate. We just took back Texas. Running up the score was James Tallarico, the first Democrat to win a Texas Senate race in nearly four decades. Well, let me start off by congratulating James Tallarico. And that was among many Republican concessions, including in Maine, where Senator Susan Collins will see her 30-year Senate career come to an end. Even in South Carolina, Republican Darlene Graham lost to Democrat Annie Andrews, despite an intense effort by President Trump to push her across the finish line. Right around midnight, the president acknowledged what was happening to even some of his hand-picked candidates. Well, I'm a little bit surprised. I thought they'd do better. Control of the House will swing to Democrats, too, putting severe limits on the president's remaining two years. And that extends to the war in Iran. And in our poll, 74% of voters said it was a crucial or major factor. We knew we probably wouldn't get final results for days. Some results still coming in, including in the Alaska Senate race where two Dan Sullivans were on the ballot. The margin between Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Paltola is still too close to call. Still too close to call, now the president said that he would work with Democrats next year but also said that he would use his veto pen if necessary. Desiree. Yeah, he was very quick to post a picture of that red veto hat for sure on Truth Social last night. But in your opinion, Doug, watching what's unfolded across the country, what was the most shocking part of the midterms here for you? Look, the polls ended up being pretty accurate. In some cases, they understated Democratic wins. So perhaps it was a win for the pollsters last night in an era where it's very difficult to conduct polling in elections. Yeah, and things in Alaska could get interesting with their ranked choice voting as well. So we'll continue to watch what happens there. Doug, we appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you.