Blue wave washes over Michigan as Dems flip key congressional battlegrounds

Two years after Trump won Michigan, a ‘blue tsunami’ swept through the state

DETROIT – It was after 2 a.m. on Nov. 4 when state House Minority Leader Ranjeev Puri took the stage in Detroit, announcing that Michigan had seen not a blue wave, but a “blue tsunami.”

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Blue wave washes over Michigan as Dems flip key congressional battlegrounds

The success of Democrats across the nation in Tuesday’s election manifested itself squarely in Michigan’s congressional delegation, which saw three districts change hands from Republicans to Democrats.  What had been a 7-6 GOP majority has now been reversed to a 9-4 Democratic advantage starting in 2027. Here are the unofficial results from the U.S. House […]