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Democrats now favored in key midterm races that could give them control of US Senate, new projections find – as it happened

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The Guardian· Oct 7, 1:58 AMDemocrats now favored in key midterm races that could give them control of US Senate, new projections find – as it happened

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How the midterms looked for both parties in past electionsAs the midterm elections are now just weeks away, NBC News' Steve Kornacki breaks down the numbers on how both parties and presidents were performing in the past.

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In Virginia, Democrat Hoping to Oust Republican Tests Anti-Corruption Message Echoing Around CountryHAYES, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman may have spent nearly two decades in Congress, but the Republican is emphasizing the humbler parts of his resume while running for another term this year. His advertisements talk about his work in a tomato cannery and on a fishing boat, and how he commutes to Washington from the same modest home in rural Virginia…

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