Several high-profile state and local elections on Tuesday marked the first major litmus test of U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s second termโ€”and Democrats won big. From gubernatorial races to mayoral elections, Democrats swept their Republican opponents by campaigning on an anti-Trump platform that prioritized lowering high costs of living, improving public schools, investing in local infrastructure, and hiking taxes on the ultra-wealthy.

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The Blue Wave

Several high-profile state and local elections on Tuesday marked the first major litmus test of U.S. President Donald Trumpโ€™s second termโ€”and Democrats won big. From gubernatorial races to mayoral elections, Democrats swept their Republican opponents by campaigning on an anti-Trump platform that prioritized lowering high costs of living, improving public schools, investing in local in

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