A divided outcome fit a divided nation in the 2018 midterms, with the House flipping Democratic, the Senate staying Republican and the voters sharply split on partisan, ideological and demographic lines.
The focus of the election, Donald Trump, came in where he’s been since taking office: underwater in job approval, 45-54 percent, with strong critics outnumbering strong supporters by a 15-point margin in the national ABC News exit poll. …
Voters said they were casting their ballot to show opposition rather than support for Trump, by a 12-point margin, 38 to 26 percent. That left a third for whom Trump was not a factor – and they voted Republican for the House by 52-44 percent, sapping some force from the blue wave. CONT.
Gary Langer, Christine Filer, Sofi Sinozich & Allison de Jong, ABC News