Voters delivered Republicans a big win on Election Day. But listening to some political pundits, the takeaway wasn’t necessarily what you’d expect.

Rather than credit strong conservative policy ideas offered by GOP candidates, these pundits would have you believe the opposite.

The truth is Republicans like Arkansas Sen.-elect Tom Cotton, Montana Sen.-elect Steve Daines, Iowa Sen.-elect Joni Ernst and Nebraska Sen.-elect Ben Sasse ran on conservative issues such as repealing Obamacare, balancing the budget, stopping amnesty and taking on the Washington establishment.

This video reveals—in their own words and TV ads—how they campaigned.

So, how will they govern?

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