SO, ARE YOU FEELING BLUE WITH YOUR post-midterm election hangover, or seeing red?
Although the "blue wave" did not materialize nationwide as much as Democratic leaders had hoped, it did happen locally with the shift of power going from 11 Republicans and four Democrats in the Carroll County delegation to eight Dems and seven Republicans.
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