How shifting demographics helped Democrats flip the House and Senate according to exit polls

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Democrats swept both chambers of Congress during the midterm elections by much larger margins than most polls showed, effectively making President Donald Trump a lame duck in the last two years of his second term.

Much of the Democratic victory is largely due to voter backlash against Trump’s handling of the Iran war, tariffs, and allegations of corruption in Washington.

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