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2:03Now PlayingOn Election Day 2022, Philadelphia pastors sought to impart grace and encouragement to their communities in the face of a divisive election.
RELATEDPennsylvania flips Senate seat blue with John Fetterman win
In a year that was supposed to favor Republicans, purple Pennsylvania bucked expectations and chose a Democratic governor and two Democratic senators for the first time since the 1840s. Voters also elected their first Black lieutenant governor and flipped the state House to Democratic control for the first time in more than a decade.
With results still coming in from Tuesday’s midterm elections, one thing is clear: there was no red wave for Republicans. Despite disapproval of Biden, historical trends and near 40-year record inflation, Democrats fared far better than pundits had predicted. If there’s anywhere to reflect that, it's Northampton County, a bellwether in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
Conversations with dozens of voters tell the story of why. For many, it was distaste for former President Donald Trump and wariness of a Republican Party many feel has moved too far to the right on issues such as Christian nationalism, human rights and conspiracy theories.
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