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10 November
1:16 pm

we are on the verge of the single largest landslide for Senate Democrats since the fifties

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Chuck Schumer, at Senate Democratic Leadership Press Conference

1:16 pm
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Why we checked itSchumer claims this Senate Democratic gain is the largest since the 1950s — a specific historical comparison that can be verified against Senate election history
What we foundOn Nov. 10, Democrats had a net gain of seven Senate seats, and in both races still being counted, Mississippi and Alaska, the Democratic candidate was ahead. Winning both would mean a net gain of nine, more than the eight Democrats gained in 1986 and in 2008 and their largest since 1958, which is the position "on the verge" describes. The AP called Mississippi for Scott Colom on Nov. 11; Alaska was still being counted.
CorrectedCorrection: Originally rated Not supported. Rating changed to Supported following post-event review: on Nov. 10 Democrats led both Senate races still being counted, and winning both would make this their largest Senate gain since 1958, so "on the verge" holds. The rating had read the claim as a finished result. The evidence is unchanged; the summary was rewritten to match, and the claim text now reads "landslide", as he said it.
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