How Democrats won the Deep South
Vox · Caitlin Dewey ·
Consider it the revenge of the gerrymandered.
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Many a pundit spent this morning with his or her thesaurus, seeking aquatic metaphors more portentous than “wave.” Call it a blue deluge. A blue 100-year flood. A blue tsunami — a blunami! — even.
Whatever you call last night’s historic rout, the political class is still working through the flotsam and jetsam today. Democrats won not only the US House and Senate, but governorships, state legislatures, and a slew of other down-ballot offices across the country.