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    Women and younger Americans powered Democratic gains

    by David Lauter and Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times Nov 08, 2018 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Democrats owe their newly elected House majority to an upsurge of votes from women, younger Americans and white college graduates, deepening divides that emerged in the election two years ago and shaping the debate within the party over how to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020.

    With more than a dozen races left to be called, including several in California, Democrats appear to have picked up a net of about 35 congressional seats, significantly more than the 23 they needed for a majority.

    Most of those gains came in the outskirts of major cities, from Orange County to the suburbs of Dallas and Houston and on east to Philadelphia and New Jersey.

    At the same time, Republicans strengthened their

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