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House Majority PAC President Mike Smith said Democrats’ gains are “on the very high end” of the group’s expectations.

The Clyburn test lead image

POLITICO’s polling before Election Day showed that both parties would be left without clear direction amid a blue wave. And then the blue wave hit.

Strategists on both sides agree: Ohio, Texas and Iowa should be competitive in 2028.

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best of this week’s crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

Jim Clyburn gives his reaction to Dems’ historic midterm win lead image

Yes, he ran behind. In an interview, the senator-elect acknowledged Israel was a source of disagreement, but said he’s not changing his position.

Bernie Sanders’ focus on economic populism once faced criticism within the party. Now it’s winning in Michigan, Texas, Montana and Wisconsin.

Bernie’s populist moment lead image

The Latino inroads Trump made over the last decade have been completely reversed