Tuesday’s midterms don’t shed much light on the future of net neutrality. But advocates do see rays of hope shining through the fog of uncertainty.

Democrats, who generally favor rules barring internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon from blocking or otherwise discriminating against content, took control of the House. And even after losing ground in the Senate, the party is tantalizingly close to having enough support from Senate Republicans to pass new net neutrality protections.

Net neutrality supporters had hoped the issue could be a major factor in the midterms. But it didn’t work out that way, despite multiple polls finding that the issue enjoys broad support from both Democratic and Republican voters.

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