‘A historic beatdown’: Americans take back their country in rebuke to Trump
Summary
A Guardian opinion series says Democrats won control of the House and Senate in U.S. elections, including races in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina. Contributors describe the results as a rebuke to President Donald Trump and argue that campaign spending did not secure victories for several Republican-backed candidates.Key Facts
- The article reports that Democrats took control of both the House and Senate.
- It says Democrat Annie Andrews won the Senate race in South Carolina, a seat Republicans had held since 1998.
- It reports that Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race and would become the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. governor.
- The article says Democrats won Senate and governor’s races in Texas.
- Contributor Judd Legum says Elon Musk spent nearly $190 million on ads opposing James Talarico in Texas.
- The article says Trump’s political group Maga Inc spent hundreds of millions of dollars to support candidates in South Carolina, Michigan and North Carolina.
- The article is an opinion edition featuring commentary from several writers, rather than a straight news report.
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