The Democrats' blue wave keeps growing -- with the popular vote outpacing the GOP's last 'historic'
The Democrats’ blue wave keeps growing — with the popular vote outpacing the GOP's last 'historic' victory in 2010
The Democratic electorate is a powerful force to be reckoned with.
By Alex Henderson / AlterNet November 16, 2018, 12:54 PM GMT
As the vote counting for the 2018 midterms continues, the size of the blue wave continues to grow — especially in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Cook Political Reports’ November 16 tallies for the House races are showing a whopping 7.3% overall lead for Democrats.
In the GOP congressional wave of 2010—when President Barack Obama was serving his first term—Republicans won the House popular vote by 6.6%.
Another Democratic congressional flip occurred this week in Maine, where Democrat Jared Golden has defeated incumbent Rep. Bruce Poliquin. With that flip in Maine’s 2nd congressional district, Poliquin is the first incumbent to lose that seat in over 100 years.
After Walters’ concession, Democrats had a net gain of 34 seats in the House. However, that number is projected expand even more as the votes continue to come in.
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