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It Was Not a Blue Wave. It Was a Blue Tsunami.
Even the most optimistic Democrats probably did not think last night’s blue wave would turn out as big as it did. It was huge.
Democrats took control of both the House and Senate last night, flipping at least 25 seats in the lower chamber and at least seven in the upper. The only somewhat contested Senate race Republicans won was Nebraska’s. Democrats triumphed in Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, Maine, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas, and Texas. Each of those states, besides Maine, voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Even Mississippi may flip blue.
Take a look at this comparison of America’s past two electoral maps. It shows the shocking number of counties that ditched Republicans last night. Voters supported Trump 24 months ago because he promised to lower prices, stop the forever war machine, root out Washington corruption, and put America First. Yesterday was his punishment for doing the precise opposite. None of this needed to happen. If the president had simply kept his promises, last night would have looked a lot different. Read more.