Trump Predicts 'Red Wave,' But Special Elections Show Democrats Poised For Big Gains
As the 2018 midterms draw closer, President Trump continues to claim there is a "Red Wave!" brewing.
The problem is that concrete voting data shows a very different type of wave forming — one that's poised to give Democrats a comfortable majority in the House.
Republicans may hold onto eight of the nine GOP-held seats in special congressional elections on the ballot since 2016 (one is still officially undecided), but the massive voter shift toward Democrats in what should be comfortably red territory shows plenty of warning signs for Republicans this fall.
The open seats were in overwhelmingly Republican areas, places Trump carried by upwards of 20 points in most cases. But Democrats were able to narrow most of those races to single-digit losses.
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