Republicans’ strong showing in Senate elections on Tuesday will not only allow President Trump to appoint a flood of conservative judges over the next two years, it will likely put a Senate majority out of reach for Democrats in 2020.

This means that even if a Democratic candidate defeats Trump, it will be impossible to enact a sweeping liberal agenda.

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