PBS News Hour

Why down-ballot Democrats struggled to hold their seats

While President-elect Joe Biden won a decisive victory in the 2020 election, down-ballot candidates from across the country struggled to hold the seats they won in 2018. Rep. Donna Shalala, a Florida Democrat who lost her race against Maria Elvira Salazar, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why Republicans had success in gaining seats.

Why down-ballot Democrats struggled to hold their seats

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