Commentary
Election Night has come and gone, but the makeup of the Congress is still far from clear.
Votes in several tight races are still being counted. In the House, the GOP is inching toward enough seats to retake the chamber with a slim majority. As the dust settles, there will be endless discussion and analysis over the results. Here are five things we already know.
1. Biden Defies History
While Democrats had hoped to hold control over both Chambers of Congress, that appears unlikely to happen. Nevertheless, the much-discussed Red Wave never appeared, defying the recent historical trend. Midterm elections are usually bruising for the political party of a first-term president. Democrats lost 52 House seats in the 1994 midterm elections during Bill Clinton’s first term and 63 House seats during Barack Obama’s. Republicans, meanwhile, lost 40 House seats in Donald Trump’s first term. (George W. Bush, like Biden on Tuesday, defied the midterm trend, actually winning eight seats.)…