Democrats secure Senate majority as counting continues

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AI GeneratedDemocrat Zach Dembo has won the race for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, marking a significant political flip. In a region traditionally dominated by Republicans and characterized by a white, working-class Appalachian demographic, Dembo secured a surprising nine-point victory.
We've got a new race to call.
This is in the United States House of Representatives.
This is the 6th district of Kentucky.
This is bourbon country.
We are calling it...
For the Democrat, Zach Dembo.
Zach Dembo will be the next congressman
from the 6th District of Kentucky.
This is a flip.
By my count, this is the third major flip of the night.
This is, frankly, a district, while we plot it on the map,
that has no business being blue.
This is a very, very,
very Republican district for as long as we've got data.
This is white.
This is working class.
This is Appalachia.
These are Trump voters.
Obviously, affordability has been on the agenda.
It's been a problem for the Republicans.
The tariff war, this is a bourbon-producing part
of the state of Kentucky.
They haven't been able to sell their bourbon in Canada,
one of their biggest customers.
They're suffering in a lot of different ways.
This is a massive pickup.
Again, 2024, look at the margins.
You were talking about 26 percent, maybe 27 percent, 2026.
The Democrat winning by, I mean, this is massive.
This is a nine-point flip.
