It was the biggest one-election House loss for Republicans since 1974, playing out on largely favorable maps, with the party presiding over full employment.https://t.co/20BOPqZ89D— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 8, 2018
Some races remain undecided, but Democrats have taken the House. Why?
- Trump's low approval rating
- GOP retirements
- Miscalculations about the popularity of the GOP tax cut and efforts to repeal Obamacare.
- Massive Democratic fundraising
- Shrewd Democratic recruitment and messaging, together with GOP disarray.
