Say More podcast | Discussing the blue waves' surge in New England

The Boston Globe · James Dao, Abdallah Fayyad, Joan Vennochi · 2026-11-05 18:06 UTC

We asked the Globe's political correspondent, James Pindell, about his thoughts following the historical blue wave that washed over the nation, as well as what our two columnists thought of the midterms will effect the region.

Did anyone see this coming? Be honest: Did you?

A tsunami. Bluenami. One-hundred-year flood. The names keep coming. Democrats won Senate seats in states that seemed off-limits just a few months ago: Kansas, South Carolina, and Iowa, among others. In Texas, they didn’t just win the race for a US Senate seat but also for governor and attorney general. Democrats also flipped the governorship in at least five states, giving them control of the top state office in a majority of states, the first time that has been true in 16 years.

Bottom line: The Democrats will enter 2027 with at least 240 seats in the House and 54 seats or more in the Senate. Those are rock-solid majorities.

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