by Jonathan Davi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This election was one for the history books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On November 3rd, 2026 the midterm elections were conducted. These elections are usually viewed as a referendum on the President during the first two years of his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These midterms proved to be a stunning rebuke of President Trump. There were many surprising Democratic victories across the board. For example, in South Carolina (which is a deep red state) the Democrat Senate nominee Annie Andrews won by almost five perventage points and is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This wasn\u2019t the only Democratic upset. Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the governorship of Texas defeating long time Republican governor Greg Abbott; Hinojosa is the first elected Latina governor in the United States. Speaking of Texas, Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race by double digits. This was etremely surprising as Trump won Texas by thirteen points in the 2024 presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were many other historic and stunning wins for the Democrats in these midterm elections, such as in Kansas where a Democrat won a senate seat for the first time since the Great Depression. Overall, these midterms were considered a \u201cblue tsunami\u201d for the Democrats as they will have at least 54 seats in the U.S. Senate, 240 seats in U.S. House Of Representatives, and 28 governorships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of this publication, there are still some races that have yet to be called: the Mississippi Senate race is a very surprising nail-biter, and the Kansas and Alaska Governor races are still being tabulated. The Democrats are the front runners in all of these races;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results of this election are likely due to the unpopularity of President Trump as his approval rating currently sits between 36 and 38 percent. Many issues facing this country, such as the Iran War and rising gas prices, also likely had an impact on the Democrats’ big win.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, these midterms were very good for the Democratic Party as they look to use their new power in January to check President Trump. It will be interesting to see what happen with this new division of power come January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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