Ariana Figueroa, Virginia Mercury Young Black and Latino voters were critical in holding off the Republican “red wave” in several battleground states for U.S. Senate seats and in tight U.S. House races in the midterm elections, according to analyses by researchers and grassroot organizations. Young, diverse voters between the ages …
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While control of Congress remained unclear as of Wednesday afternoon, young voters who turned out for Democrats on Tuesday played a key role in blocking a “red wave” that had been anticipated based on previous midterm elections and widely predicted by political pollsters and pundits. Republicans may still secure narrow …
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