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6 takeaways from Democrats' big wave on election night November 4, 20267:02 AM ET

Domenico Montanaro

Texas Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico speaks during a midterm election night event at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin on Tuesday. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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All the signs were pointing in Democrats' direction heading into election night.