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Blue Wave 'Turning Into a Tsunami' as Democrats Take Control of Congress
Democrats flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats and regained the House as voters rebuked President Donald Trump, CNN projections showed.
- On Tuesday, Democrats comfortably regained control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm elections, surpassing the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber.
- Republicans faced a blue tsunami, losing Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Maine, and both Carolinas while also surrendering gubernatorial races in Texas and Ohio.
- Despite tech mogul Elon Musk investing more than $400 million to help Republicans, the money proved insufficient; Florida and Georgia elected Black governors while New Mexico chose the first Native American governor.
- Following the defeat, Trump spoke with The New York Times and Fox News, claiming on Truth that he would have won 'IN A LANDSLIDE' if he had been on the ballot.
- Democrats face the dilemma of holding Trump accountable without descending into vindictiveness, while Senator Jon Ossoff gains ground as a possible 2028 presidential contender following his reelection in Georgia.
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The Republicans and Donald Trump recorded a historic defeat in the mid-term election.
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It was a "Blue Tsunami" that went beyond a "Blue Wave" (a landslide victory for the Democratic Party). The U.S. Democratic Party achieved a landslide victory in the midterm elections that exceeded everyone's expectations, succeeding in reclaiming the majority in both the Federal Senate and the House of Representatives. The Republican Party ceded key strongholds such as Texas, South Carolina, Iowa, and Kansas to the Democrats,
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