What Happens to the Electoral College Now?
States like Texas have shown a slight shift toward Democrats, which could have big implications if the trend continues.
Beto O’Rourke didn’t win in Texas, but there's more to it than that.
Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg
There’s a lot of important stuff in the midterm results to chew over (and I did my initial wrap earlier), but I’m going to relax for a minute and do a little speculative stuff.
One of the big Democratic themes of the last year has been how national institutions appear to be lining up against them, even if they win majorities: There was some fear that Democrats might win the House vote by up to 8 percentage points without winning a majority; the malapportionment of the Senate works against them; and the Electoral College gave Republicans two recent presidential elections despite Democrats winning the popular vote.