Democrats are poised to win every Senate and governor’s race throughout the Midwest this November, and they are expected to pick up House seats in the region too.
But in their bid to win control of Midwestern state Legislatures — bodies that will have the power to gerrymander congressional, State Senate and state house districts after the 2020 census — they face a tough-to-crack Republican firewall.
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Democrats are leading in many high-profile races, but there are a lot of low visibility elections that carry exceptionally high stakes.
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