November 9, 2023
They score victories in five of the six key races we were watching, although off-year elections do not necessarily predict the following year.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Democrats won five of the six key races we were watching in Tuesday night’s elections, turning in a strong showing just a couple of days after a series of bad polls for President Joe Biden left some Democrats shook as the presidential race looms next year.
— The 2023 elections have limited predictive value, in large part because of the key differences between the Tuesday night results and what we should expect next year in the states we were watching.