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Two years in the making, nearly a billion dollars spent campaigning and hundreds of political careers on the line â€" it’s finally game day.

The political forecast for the Democrats is bad. If you believe the hype and you’re a Democrat, this evening might be among the worst in your political life. If you believe the hype and you’re a Republican, tonight you inherit the earth.

But what of the hype? Political prognosticators are scrambling ever higher in their predictions about the so-called “wave” election. Estimates of House seats “in play” have topped 120, an astounding number even if it were half-true.

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