Election Day is Tuesday. Here are 5 questions about what the results might mean

Election Day: 5 Questions About the Results

Election Day is on Tuesday, and the results will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

Off-year elections are often a referendum on the president and his party, which this year means President Trump and Republicans. As

Trump is unpopular, particularly with independents, who will be key in swing districts in next year's midterm elections
, the narratives and margins coming out of the Nov. 4 elections will matter.

5 Questions to Consider

Notably, Republicans lost 40 House seats during Trump's first midterm in 2018.

Author's summary: Election results will reveal the political mood.

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