Yes indeed, there was a Blue Wave during election 2018 and some of the races are still ongoing. There were some disappoints to be sure: Ted Cruz beat out Dem rock star Beto O'Rourke for senate in Texas; insidious Marsha Blackburn summoned both Trump and Pence to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for a huge last minute rally to help her blast Democratic moderate Phil Bredesen; and somehow racist Steve King hung on in western Iowa while the rest of the state turned solid blue. Due in part to election day chaos, Dems Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams are barely hanging onto governor races in Florida and Georgia respectively while recounts and lawsuits are ongoing.
But in spite of those blips, there WAS a Blue Wave. The House of Representatives will now be have Dem Leadership on every committee and they are ready to investigate Trump and all his cronies in depth. TThe Blue Wave was great for women and minorities, sending a diverse group of House newbies to Washington to speak for the people starting in January. Dems have turned nearly every New England state blue from their state legislatures up, with only Republican Senator Collins hanging on in Maine. Some blue states are almost solid blue now, such as California, which ousted many Republicans at every level. And there were wild cards - a seat pickup in Oklahoma, and a vote in Idaho to expand Medicaid.
Democrats have picked up 33 seats in the House and could get to 39. Despite feeling a let down on election night, Democrats' House gains are their biggest since the wave election following Watergate. https://t.co/IgpzB6OsFD #USRC pic.twitter.com/rWA9a4Mn8p
— U.S. Reality Checkπ½ (@USRealityCheck) November 14, 2018
Yeah @realDonaldTrump I’m pretty sure this is what a #BlueWave2018 looks like.
— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) November 16, 2018
Congrats to all the Dem candidates and voters who came out pic.twitter.com/PL8lbT6sob
100 women elected.
— Jessica Bennett (@jessicabennett) November 7, 2018
82 to the House.
10 to the Senate.
8 as governor.
38 women of color.#YearOfTheWomanhttps://t.co/wNlZ1NGKHy pic.twitter.com/cknZkiGiPK
CAN YOU SEE IT NOW?!?! #BlueWave2018 #BlueWave2020 ππ³π pic.twitter.com/5j5M5XVRHW
— Ariadne Boudica (@WiseWarrior69) November 15, 2018
Congressional districts in Orange County, Calif. in 2016 and in 2018 pic.twitter.com/TWRQ1pPzS4
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) November 16, 2018
the #BlueWave was real. It will be larger in 2020 pic.twitter.com/19ZtSwCkUm
— Stop Trump π· (@StopTrump2020) November 15, 2018
You know who's not enjoying last week's election? The guy who lost. https://t.co/fRNlKNpbPb
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) November 15, 2018
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