Five takeaways from Democrats historic midterm blue tsunami

The worst-case scenario for Republicans unfolded in Tuesday’s midterm elections, as Democrats seized control of both chambers of Congress as well as a majority of state governorships.Here are 5 takeaways from the historic GOP shellacking: The president repeatedly urged his supporters to pretend he was up for election during his cross-country blitz in the weeks leading up to Tuesday.Voters clearly heard him, just not in the way Trump intended.Exit poll results released by the Associated Press showed 71% of voters said Congress must do more to check the commander-in-chief, while 62% directly blamed the president for higher prices.Three-quarters of voters indicated they were “angry” or “dissatisfied” with the direction of the country and more than six in ten disapproved of Trump’s performance. As a result, control of both the House and Senate changed hands in the same midterm for the first time since 2006 — also during the second term of a Republican president waging a controversial war in the Middle East.Democrats won without regard for geography or political history.

In Maine, Troy Jackson defeated 30-year incumbent Susan Collins.In Kansas, Adam Hamilton became just the second Democrat ever elected to the Senate from the Sunflower State — and first since George McGill in 1932.

In Ohio, Amy Acton became just the second Democrat since 1990 to be elected governor.And then, of course, there’s Texas.

The Lone Star State was emblematic of how the night went for Republicans, with Democrat James Talarico defeating Republican Ken Paxton by a whopping 12 percentage points for the party’s first Senate race victory since Lloyd Bentsen in 1988.Republican Gov.Greg Abbott, seeking a fourth term in office, was also swamped by the blue wave, losing to Democratic state lawmaker Gina Hinojosa by seven points. The GOP fared little better in House races, with Rep.

Monica De La Cruz defeated by Democrat Bobby Pulido in the 15th Congressional District, while the ...