So…What Happened to That “Red Wave” the GOP Was Talking About?

Republicans definitely didn’t have the night they were hoping for.

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“Definitely not a red wave, that is for darn sure.”

Well, Lindsey Graham’s not wrong there, is he?

Let’s just say the Republican Party certainly did not have the night they were hoping for. In fact, while it is likely they will have a very, very slim majority in the House, at this point even that isn’t guaranteed. As for the Senate, perhaps one of the highlights of the entire night was seeing John Fetterman win in Pennsylvania, defeating Dr. Oz. Not only is Fetterman an excellent candidate with progressive values, he knows how to campaign, and the naive part of me can’t help hoping that he’s going to teach the Democratic Party something about how to win.

As it stands today, there are too many races still too close to call to get an idea of what the numbers in the House or Senate are going to look like. But, it’s certainly not what Republicans were claiming it would be.

So, what happened to that “red wave”?

I mean, Lauren Boebert might lose her seat.

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