‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump

By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University, The Conversation · November 4, 2026

Election Day turned into a massive rebuke of President Donald Trump: a blue wave not seen in 20 years that was built on transforming the economy and rising prices into a central line of attack.

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