Daily Standard: The TWS Midterm Wrap Up

[View this as website]( [SUBSCRIBE - Get Print and Full Digital]( [daily standard header] Friday, November 9, 2018 [The Whitaker Whiplash]( On today's Daily Standard podcast, assistant opinion editor Adam Rubenstein and Politico senior politics editor Charlie Mahtesian join host Charlie Sykes to discuss the yet-determined elections in Florida and Georgia, Adam's [story about Iowa Representative Steve King's close reelection]( the blowback of President Trump's selection of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general, and the remarkable survival of Joe Manchin and Jon Tester. [Read More]( [The Center Holds]( The midterm elections were a draw, with both sides able to make claims of victory. [Read More]( [It Was a Good Night for the Democrats in State Capitols]( National party dynamics seemed to drag incumbents over the finish line [Read More]( [The Biggest Winner: Senator Mitch McConnell]( Republicans lost the House but held the Senate in the midterm election. That puts Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell in the catbird seat. [Read More]( [How Disgraced Duncan Hunter Limped to Victory]( A 60-count federal indictment was only a slight impediment to reelection. Whether he serves out his term is another question. [Read More]( [Trump Is Waging War on the GOP. He's Winning.]( That is the lesson of the midterms [Read More]( [It Was a Good Night for the Pollsters]( Not perfect, but nonetheless impressive. [Read More]( [They Don’t Like Him That Much]( The suburbs spell trouble for Trump. [Read More]( [How the Midterms Were a Mixed Bag for Both Parties]( The winners and losers of 2018. [Read More]( [King of the Low Road]( Iowa’s worst congressman ekes out a victory. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [TWS CRUISE 2017 FALL]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe from this List]( [Update Subscription Preferences]( The Weekly Standard | [1152 15th Street NW Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20005](