Democratic veterans helped tip House scales
4,456 views · Published 11 November 2018 · 3:31 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2018 · News & Politics
A record 200 military veterans ran for the House and Senate this year, with at least six Democrats pulling upsets are taking open seats. Claudia Grisales, who reports on Congress for Stars and Stripes, recently called this group a “new generation of Democratic politicians with military experience,” who helped get out the vote and secure the House. Grisales joins Hari Sreenivasan.
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