Top Republicans including Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz admitted that the predicted 'red wave' had not materialized as Democrats were victorious in crucial House races and won a Senate seats in Nevada.
'Definitely not a Republican wave, that's for darn sure,' GOP Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told NBC News just hours after the GOP started the night strong with Ron DeSantis' landslide victory in the Florida Governor race.
And Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said: 'It hasn't been as big of a wave as I'd hoped it would be. We've had some close races go the other way so far.'
Republicans were still predicted to take the majority in the House, but the Senate is set to go down to the wire.
Democrats appeared to take one of the biggest prizes of the night, when CNN called Pennsylvania for Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz. That would represent a takeaway over a Republican-held seat – substantially improving the Democrats' chances of keeping the chamber under party control.
Voters were still coming in from the West, where Democrats were fighting to protect seats in Arizona and Nevada, with a key race in Georgia too close to call.
And even with a GOP House takeover, Republicans could be looking at a narrower majority than they were expecting – and one that might strain splits within the Republican Conference.
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Not looking as good as it should.....and that makes me question the sanity of Americansn those areas like Pennsylvania. As bad as it may sound, we can only hope the dude has another stroke that takes him out.......sure as hell the stupid people will not!
Our own election system is the reason the red wave was stopped at the ballot box, with NO help from the GOP for Trumps new Conservative candidates.
Never count on the GOP for anything that is about the country and people!