The mere fact that there are so many unknowns on the morning after election day is a sign that the night didn’t go as many had expected. The Republicans have not yet taken control of the US Senate or the House of Representatives and if they do, it won’t be by any huge margin. The final result won’t be the Republican landslide that Democrats feared or the big surprise that Democrats had hoped for.
But there won’t be much time for commiseration or celebration. Both parties will have to quickly regroup ahead of the 2024 presidential election and take stock of the lessons learned from these midterms. Here are some of the takeaways that are already becoming clear on Wednesday:
