On Tuesday, Republicans were routed at the ballot box, losing — as of Wednesday night — a net of seven Senate seats, 38 House seats, and five governorships.

Democrats are celebrating. Republicans are pointing fingers. And a discussion is taking place on how Republicans blew a historic opportunity to correct the course of the country after President Donald Trump pulled off arguably the greatest political comeback in American history. (More on that in a minute.)

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