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Sky's exit-poll analysis puts economic discontent behind Republican losses

Ali Fortescue examines voters' assessments of the economy as Sky projects a Democratic House majority well beyond the threshold for control.

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Disaster for Trump as Democrats seize Congress | Full Sky News coverage and analysis

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0:00Fortescue shows Democrats past the House majority threshold, with Sky projecting more than 250 seats.
4:42Historical comparisons put the losses alongside the usual midterm setbacks suffered by a president's party.
8:42Exit polling shown by Sky says 65% believe economic conditions worsened under Trump.
20:00Trump argues the result was not a personal defeat because he was not on the ballot.
26:33Fortescue maps Democratic shifts across counties and districts, highlighting economic pressures on voters.
37:06Democrats Abroad UK's George King discusses turnout strategies and voters' rejection of administration policies.

Economic dissatisfaction is central to Sky News's explanation of the Republican midterm defeat: exit polling shown in its extended broadcast says 65% of respondents believe conditions worsened under Donald Trump.

Ali Fortescue pairs that finding with a House projection that goes considerably beyond a narrow Democratic takeover. Sky's board puts Democrats past the majority threshold and projects more than 250 seats, while her county and district analysis illustrates the breadth of the shift.

The broadcast adds a voter-level explanation to the congressional map: Fortescue highlights economic pressures, while US correspondent David Blevins describes the outcome as a major change for Trump's presidency. The polling captures voters' assessment of the economy, rather than establishing a single cause for every Republican loss.

Gareth Barlow's coverage then brings those projections together with the candidates' own reactions. James Talarico celebrates taking Texas, Roy Cooper appears among the Democratic winners, and Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy acknowledges a difficult night for his party.

Trump offers a different interpretation in the Fox News phone interview carried by Sky. He congratulates Democrats but resists treating their victories as a personal rejection: "I don't like to consider it a defeat for me. I wasn't on the ballot."

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