It’s been a strong night for Democrats, who have flipped seven Senate seats and will control both chambers of Congress beginning in January.
\n\nLGBTQ voters have again emerged as one of the country’s strongest groups of Democratic supporters, according to the NBC News Exit Poll.
\n\nEighty-six percent of LGBTQ voters supported Democratic candidates for the House this year; 12% supported Republicans. That’s on trend with recent election cycles: In 2024, LGBTQ voters supported Kamala Harris over Trump by the same margin.
\n\nLGBTQ voters are firmly in the progressive camp, the poll found. Nearly two-thirds described themselves liberal, while just 8% identified as conservative. Most LGBTQ voters (66%) had a favorable opinion of socialism, and 45% said they considered themselves democratic socialists.
\n\nAbdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist and former public health official aligned with the Democratic Party’s left flank, has won Michigan’s highly hostile Senate race, defeating his Republican rival, former Rep. Mike Rogers, NBC News projects.
\n\nEl-Sayed, 42, overcame a raft of Islamophobia fomented by Trump and others to become the first Muslim elected to the chamber.
\n\nHouse Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California tonight outlined the types of legislation Democrats will pursue next year after they take control of…
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