With the smoke still clearing from a stunning Democrat sweep of the midterms, David Chalian and the CNN polling team take us inside the numbers that powered the blue wave and examine how the new Democratic coalition will govern for the next two years.
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New polls reveal how Democrats rode a blue wave to victory | CNN Politics
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November 06, 2026 • 11:42 AM
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By Miles Kahn, Victoria Fleischer, Jeremy Moorhead, Mori Rothman
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With the smoke still clearing from a stunning Democrat sweep of the midterms, David Chalian and the CNN polling team take us inside the numbers that powered the blue wave and examine how their new coalition will govern for the next two years.
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