From LARB, a post-mortem of the 2018 midterm elections with Ben Fountain. Democrats made gains on redistricting, but the game’s not over yet. Democrats smash Watergate record for House popular vote in midterms. Meet the new freshmen in Congress: More Democrats, diversity and women. Freshmen women of color are not the new tea party. What a new crop of veteran-lawmakers means for Democrats. Nancy Pelosi is going to be speaker again — what Democrats need now is a TV talking head. What can House Democrats accomplish with their new oversight and investigative powers? For first act in power, Democrats consider making their own agenda impossible to pass. House Democrats will start with political reform — it may be doomed. Will Democrats back a “Green New Deal”?
