What happens after the ‘blue wave’? Our team answers your midterm election results question

Democrats have won control of Congress in the midterms, and the Guardian's reporters spent the aftermath fielding reader questions about what the victory can realistically deliver. On immigration, reporter José Olivares says dismantling ICE would be a long, hard fight. Illinois Representative Delia Ramirez has proposed legislation to eliminate both the agency and the Department of Homeland Security, replacing them with a Department of Community Safety, but party leaders have favored reform instead. House Judiciary Democrats urged ICE agents to remove their masks and use body cameras, drawing criticism. Olivares expects Republicans to brand any abolition push as weak on crime, and considers success unlikely.

At the state level, New Hampshire delivered the most striking result, according to reporter Lex McMenamin. Democrats took both U. S. House seats and flipped the entire legislature, about 420 seats, which state party members had not anticipated. They also now hold all five seats on the state's executive council, which had leaned 4-1 conservative. That could open the door to rolling back some anti-LGBTQ laws and legalizing marijuana. Chris Pappas won the Senate race there.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →