Why Democrats are expected to make big gains

After President Trump was elected for a second time, Democrats had been described as “lost in the wilderness.” Today, on Election Day, polling suggests they may have found their way.

We won't know anything until all the ballots are counted. But Democrats are likely to take back power in the House. They could also do something that was unlikely just months ago: They could win a majority of Senate seats.

E.J. Dionne is a contributing columnist at the New York Times, a professor at Georgetown, and a senior fellow at Brookings. He spoke with The Metro's Robyn Vincent.

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