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'The mood got better and better as the night went on': Dems celebrate midterms victory

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France 24'The mood got better and better as the night went on': Dems celebrate midterms victory
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Wassim Cornet, France 24's correspondent in Los Angeles, was at a Democratic watch party as midterms results rolled in overnight. He recounts how initial apprehension gave way to celebrations as it became increasingly clear the Democrats were on course for…

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