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Takeaways From Election Day 2025 Nbc4 Washington

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California voters have approved a new congressional map drawn by state Democrats, NBC News projects, giving the party the chance to gain up to five House seats in next year’s midterm elections and counter... Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. And while a debate about the future of the Democratic Party may have only just begun, there are signs that the economy — specifically, Trump's inability to deliver the economic turnaround he promised last... Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now. Democrats on Tuesday won governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing new chief executives this year. They also swept a trio of state Supreme Court contests in swing-state Pennsylvania and ballots measures from Colorado to Maine.

WASHINGTON — Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. And while a debate about the future of the Democratic Party may have only just begun, there are signs that the economy — specifically, Trump's inability to deliver the economic turnaround he promised last... Voters receive stickers after voting at a polling site in River Edge, N.J., Nov. 4. Democrats on Tuesday won governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing new chief executives this year. They also swept a trio of state Supreme Court contests in swing-state Pennsylvania and ballots measures from Colorado to Maine.

Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but GOP candidates closely aligned themselves with the president, betting that his big win last year could provide a path to victory this time. They were wrong. Democratic wins in Tuesday’s elections gave the party a sorely needed burst of momentum ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The party came in favored in races for Virginia and New Jersey governor, New York City mayor and a California ballot measure to green-light a Democratic gerrymander of the state’s congressional map. But the huge margins in those governor’s races and other contests left many Democrats feeling a new emotion — excitement — for the first time in some time. The results affirmed the candidates’ decisions to run economic-centered campaigns, highlighted Republicans’ trouble replicating President Donald Trump’s coalition, and included other signs of repudiation and warning for Trump.

Even as they caution there are limits to how much these Democratic victories in several blue-leaning areas can translate into 2026 midterm elections on far more competitive turf, some Republicans are sounding the alarm. “It was a bloodbath. It’s a disastrous night for Republicans in the state, and I think nationally folks should probably heed some warnings as well,” said Mike DuHaime, a longtime New Jersey GOP strategist and former Republican National... “It shows there’s some discontent certainly with the current administration and it shows that candidates and campaigns matter as well.” Socialist or Communist, Mamdani is a problem the retired congressman warns. Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump’s GOP Zohran Mamdani speaks during a victory speech at a mayoral election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov.

4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) By Steve Peoples and Will Weissert ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. And while a debate about the future of the Democratic Party may hav… This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide. In races from New York to Georgia to Washington, voters backed funding renewables, reining in energy costs, and building out mass transit—and the people promising to deliver those policies.

On the whole, the re… Every so often, a person or a movement comes along that resonates in a way that breaks through. The Civil Rights Movement in the ‘60s, Women’s Liberation in the ‘70s, etc. Per my iPad’s handy-dandy New Oxford American Dictionary, the definitions of “conservative” are: Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values. A person favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas. I could add a few of my own th…

The Democrats’ time in the desert is over. After sweeping every single one of Tuesday’s major elections — from one end of the country to the other and by wide margins — the opposition has finally put its long mourning period following... Now preparations begin for the next battle, the midterm elections that will decid… Steve Peoples, Associated Press Steve Peoples, Associated Press Will Weissert, Associated Press Will Weissert, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

And while a debate about the future of the Democratic Party may have only just begun, there are signs that the economy — specifically, Trump's inability to deliver the economic turnaround he promised last... Democrats on Tuesday won governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing new chief executives this year. They also swept a trio of state Supreme Court contests in swing-state Pennsylvania and ballots measures from Colorado to Maine.

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