‘Blunami’ Floods Senate After Democratic Victories Across America

Democrats have taken control of the United States Senate in a stunning reversal of fortunes from just two years ago, with Republican candidates collapsing in deep-red parts of the country. The cost of living and poor GOP candidate quality appear to be driving factors behind Democrats’ victories. In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, Democrats were favorites to retake the Senate, though many tempered expectations despite strong showings in early voting and mail-in ballot returns. On Tuesday night, however, it was evident that the polls underestimated the margin of victory and what had been deemed a “blue wave” turned into a tsunami of party-line routs. As of Wednesday morning, Democrats have flipped Senate seats in six states Mr. Trump carried in 2024, five of which the president won by double digits. Perhaps, the most disheartening result of the night for Mr. Trump was the loss by Senator Darline Graham in South Carolina, who barely led or tied her Democratic opponent, Senator-elect Annie Andrews, throughout the campaign season despite practically inheriting the seat from her late brother Lindsey Graham. Ms. Graham’s seat has been in the Republican column since 1964, when Senator Strom Thurmond switched parties. Democrats won commanding victories in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina, where Senator-elect Roy Cooper beat his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley, by 20 points for the open Senate seat. Democrats also succeeded with narrower margins in Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and Maine, where incumbent Susan Collins had held the seat for 30 years.Democrats are favored to flip the Republican-held Senate seat in Alaska, where the Democratic nominee, Mary Peltola, has consistently led the Republican, Senator Dan Sullivan, in polls. Republicans had fretted that the addition of a spoiler candidate sharing Mr. Sullivan’s name might cause skewed results, but after a resounding thrashing nationwide, even Mr. Trump said he would accept the results. By 1 a.m. Eastern Time, even traditional Republican strongholds Nebraska and Mississippi were too close to call. If Democrats were to flip Alaska and hold their seats in Michigan and Minnesota, Democrats will enjoy 55 Senate seats in January — a stunning gain of eight seats which did not seem remotely possible earlier this year.

‘Blunami’ Floods Senate After Democratic Victories Across America

‘Blunami’ Floods Senate After Democratic Victories Across America

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