Call it a tsunami, landslide, or earthquake, the story this week is clear: the Democrats won big in the 2026 midterm elections .
The party delivered results that surpassed even the wildest dreams of its “nauseously optimistic” supporters. Reverend Adam Hamilton will be the first Democrat Kansas sends to the Senate since the 1930s. In the Texas Senate race, James Talarico beat Republican candidate Ken Paxton to score a generational upset in a state which Trump carried by more than 13 points just two years ago.
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