Democrats did not see the results they were hoping for in the Senate or House, although they lead in the race to retain control of the House. Biden and Trump have now gotten the first- and second-most votes ever in United States presidential elections -- and many states are still counting. The first look at that reckoning came in a House Democratic call Thursday, where progressives and moderates vented frustration at each other. "Our polls, Senate polls, (governor) polls, presidential polls, Republican polls, public polls, turnout modeling, and prognosticators all pointed to one political environment -- that environment never materialized. But Biden lost states where polls had shown him ahead and where his campaign had pumped vast resources in the race's closing weeks.

Source: The Nation November 07, 2020 18:22 UTC