http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/john-fetterman-speaks-penn-2022-s460.pngRepublican boasts of widespread victory proving hollow.

WASHINGTON, DC - A series of Democratic victories in key House and Senate races are blunting GOP hopes for a titanic red wave in the midterm elections.

Early vote totals have pointed toward record-breaking turnout for a nonpresidential election year, reaching a 40-year high with more than 40 million votes cast.

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