'Democracy Won': Cortez Masto Victory Means Democrats Keep Control of Senate

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'Democracy Won': Cortez Masto Victory Means Democrats Keep Control of Senate
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'Voters sided with democracy and delivered a resounding defeat to Republican extremism this week,' says swingleft. 'There's more to do, but this is critical progress—thanks to you.'

"Voters sided with democracy and delivered a resounding defeat to Republican extremism this week," said one left-leaning political action group."There's more to do, but this is critical progress."Democracy defenders breathed a collective deep sigh of relief Saturday night as Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada was projected to win reelection, ensuring Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate regardless of the results of next month's Georgia runoff.

Cortez Masto's imminent victory over former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt—a purveyor of former President Donald Trump's"Big Lie" that the 2020 election was fraudulent—means the upper chamber's Democratic caucus will have at least 50 members, including Sen. Bernie Sanders . That election will take place on December 6. Money for ads and campaign operatives from both sides are already pouring into Georgia, where neither incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock—who with 99% of ballots counted,

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