Democrats won 226 out of 435 House seats this month (with 12 still undetermined), and this is in a House made up of heavily gerrymandered states, most of which favored the GOP. They won 23 out of 35 Senate contests (with two--AZ and FL still up in the air). There are a net increase of 7 Democratic governors and they gained control in 7 state legislative chambers around the country.
Sure, there were definitely Democratic losses, and they did not win enough to control the Senate, but that was only because their very strong showing was not strong enough to overcome the massive odds against it. I definitely had my expectations outpacing what ended up happening. But if you just look at the results by the numbers, how was it not a wave?
Sure, there were definitely Democratic losses, and they did not win enough to control the Senate, but that was only because their very strong showing was not strong enough to overcome the massive odds against it. I definitely had my expectations outpacing what ended up happening. But if you just look at the results by the numbers, how was it not a wave?
