<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4ITAeI_1GxcArMK00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4ITAeI_1GxcArMK00" width="1200" height="900" ></figure>As a wave of Democratic wins reshaped the political landscape in Connecticut and nationwide Tuesday, University of New Haven students are reflecting on how the results will impact their home states. Issues that factored into the results, according to NBC exit polls, included Trump’s low approval ratings, the cost of living and the war in Iran. Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont won a third term, and became the first governor since 2002 to do so. His margin of victory is projected by The Associated Press to be the largest of his three gubernatorial victories, at more than 17%. “I appreciate the vote total because I think it’s a statement of confidence about where we’ve come as a state and where we have to go,” said Lamont in his victory speech. Lamont’s Republican opponent, State Sen. Ryan Fazio said in his concession speech: “While our campaign is now over, it will always be the goal of those in this room to speak up for those good people. While we have not won this election, I know that before long this movement must win and will win for the future of this state.” University students shared mixed opinions about the outcome.“I thought it would be a little closer but not surprised that he won by a large amount,” said Raymond Keeley, a junior history major. “We’ve had eight years of Lamont already. We understand what we’re getting ourselves into for four more.” “Unless something changes even on the national stage, I don’t think it’ll (Connecticut) turn red,” said Paul Lupo, a senior national security major. Keeley and Lupo also said that even if Fazio had won, he would not have been able to accomplish much because Democrats hold supermajorities in both the State Senate and House of Representatives. In Connecticut’s bicameral state legislature, both the Senate and House saw gains for the Democrats. Eight state senate seats are projected to flip to the Democrats, while 14 seats are projected to flip in the state House. Some of the most notable flips in the State Senate include the 30th district in Northwest Connecticut, where Senate minority leader Stephen Harding is projected to lose, the 34th district, which consists of East Haven, North Haven and Wallingford and the 36th district, which includes Greenwich and Stamford and is Fazio’s district.Outside Connecticut, the Democrats successfully flipped both chambers of Congress and several gubernatorial seats. Currently, Democrats are projected to have a U.S. Senate majority of at least 54 seats (pending two other Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi). One of the first flips called on Election Night was in North Carolina, where former governor Roy Cooper resoundingly handed the state their first Democratic Senate victory since 2008 by 19 points. “Roy Cooper was a very popular governor; he won even when the Republicans won the midterms or the presidential race,” said Ryder Warren, a sophomore forensic science major and North Carolina resident. “He’s very popular with North Carolinians so I think it’s very expected that within this Blue Wave, Roy Cooper absolutely smashed it out of the park.” Another notable Senate flip came in Maine, where Troy Jackson defeated five-term incumbent Susan Collins. “It went that way for a number of reasons, one of which being that Susan Collins, who is the incumbent running for that position, made a promise early on in her political career that she would do two six-year terms and be done, but she’s been entrenched in office for almost 30 years,” said Elliott Morgan, a freshman criminal justice major and Maine resident. Morgan said that Jackson was able to speak to Gen Z residents in Maine who wanted change, and that his pro-union stances also influenced the race. Ohio saw a flip in both its U.S. Senate and gubernatorial representation. Democratic former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown successfully won a comeback bid to finish Vice President J.D. Vance’s term occupied by Jon Husted. Meanwhile, in a highly-contested governor’s race, Dr. Amy Acton defeated Vivek Ramaswamy to win the governorship in Ohio. “I think that people in Ohio voted for Sherrod and Acton because they are tired of the high cost of groceries and gas,” said Cam Fernandez, a sophomore forensic science major and Ohio resident. “When I went home this past summer, gas was around $3.50, I want to say, and I know that’s cheaper than here in CT, but that’s the highest price many people in Ohio have ever seen. I think the people of Ohio (including me) are looking for a break in the cost of living.” Fernandez said that he started paying attention to the governor’s race after a controversial ad from Ramaswamy, which included Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar. Texas also saw a historic partisan shift, with Democrats flipping both its U.S. Senate seat and the governorship. Texas House of Representatives member James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, while Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa beat three-term incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. “He (Paxton) had a lot of baggage with him, a lot of notable corruption, and people were able to switch parties just to make that known,” said Asa Miller, a junior forensic science major and Texas resident. Miller, a Republican, said he was surprised by Abbott’s loss to Hinojosa, but remains cautiously optimistic for 2028 and beyond, and hopes the Texas Republican Party puts forward new faces. Democrats also flipped one of South Carolina’s Senate seats. Dr. Annie Andrews defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Darline Graham, who had been appointed earlier this year to fill the vacancy left by her late brother, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. “For as long as I lived there, South Carolina has been such a red state,” said Asher Martin, a junior emergency management major and South Carolina resident. “Hearing that it was even a close race was shocking. But I didn’t even think that it was actually going to flip, so that is very surprising.”With results coming in, Pres. Trump said on Truth Social, “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” </div></body>

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As a wave of Democratic wins reshaped the political landscape in Connecticut and nationwide Tuesday, University of New Haven students are reflecting on how the results will impact their home states. Issues that factored into the results, according to NBC exit polls, included Trump’s low approval ratings, the cost of living and the war in Iran.

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