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Meanwhile, the president-elect keeps chipping away at those narrow congressional majorities.

Donald Trump swept to victory on Tuesday by chipping away at groups of voters which Democrats once believed would help them win the White House for a generation.

But election night was just the grand finale of a political season that showed how legacy media organizations are struggling to maintain relevance while alternatives in the digital universe chip away at their influence.

Harris’ efforts to chip away at that gap could mitigate her deficits among male voters.

The Dodgers chipped away at the 5-2 deficit in the fifth inning by scoring two runs.