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There weren't as many votes on Tuesday. Senate could now be 53-47 after recount. No HUGE win there... I mean you're not even trying at this point.
Republicans expected a blue wave, which is what they got. Democrats flipped more House seats blue than at any other time since Watergate, and that was with the huge Republican gerrymanders in place. However, the Republican strategy was to concede the House, and boost their totals in the Senate, to try and create a firewall for future elections, because Republican seats in blue seats will be the ones up for grabs in 2020 and 2022. I can't speak for 2022, but their strategy may have been successful, and they may retain the Senate majority in 2020. One Democratic seat will flip for sure to the GOP, and that's the one in Alabama. So Republicans have already picked up a Senate seat before campaigning even starts (unless they push Roy Moore or his equivalent again).