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Democrats Challenge Republican Congressional Control

Democrats won control of the U.S. House in midterm elections, breaking Republicans’ majority and prompting President Donald Trump to acknowledge his party’s defeat.

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Reposted by Eran Halperin

17%

Scholar power: 17.7%

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Political science 75%, Sociology 15%, Communication & Media Studies 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Eran Halperin	25%	50	17.7%

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62.0%

15.4 h

618

17.7%

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0.521

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Reposted by Flávia Freidenberg

36%

Scholar power: 36.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Sociology 15%, Communication & Media Studies 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Flávia Freidenberg	83%	19	36.2%

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62.0%

16.4 h

36.2%

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0.232

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Reposted by Ryan K. Brook

Scholar power: 3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Sociology 15%, Communication & Media Studies 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ryan K. Brook	-	30	-

MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

BREAKING: James Talarico will WIN the U.S. Senate seat in TEXAS

🔵 Democratic FLIP

November 4, 2026 at 2:46 AM

by Karen L. Cox

21%

Scholar power: 21.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Sociology 15%, Communication & Media Studies 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Karen L. Cox	14%	25	21.0%

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53.0%

16.5 h

21.0%

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0.038

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Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️‍🌈

@drkarenlcox.bsky.social

These are facts. The fucking DNC fails us again. We need to clean house.

Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18h

73% of the votes counted. If Angie Nixon loses it’s because party leaders refused to invest in her campaign. What an indictment

2026 FLA. SPECIAL GENERAL
U.S. SENATE
AP estimates
73% of votes counted
CANDIDATE
VOTES
PCT
Angie Nixon DEM
3,066,324
50.6%
Ashley Moody* GOP
2,923,945
48.3%
Neil J. Gillespie NPA
65,257
1.1%
*Incumbent
Updated Nov 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM

November 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM

Reposted by Pavel Gregorić

Scholar power: 2.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 75%, Sociology 15%, Communication & Media Studies 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Pavel Gregorić	7%	12	2.4%

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48.0%

25.4 h

2.4%

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0.002

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