The blue tsunami I described yesterday happened. Democrats continued the pattern of the out-of-power party cleaning up in the midterm elections.
Now comes the tsunami of preposterous punditry in the media.
For people who still see the race between the two parties as good vs. evil, it’s either a fantastic or terrible day, the opposite of two years ago. But the big-picture political story in America is no longer about the parties. It’s about democracy vs. extremism. Far-right and far-left activists have united.
I’m banging out a quick episode on the initial coverage. That means piecing through tons of data, headlines, reports, and more, to fact check. Paid subscribers: send your thoughts, questions, and examples of the worst hot takes you see!
See you tomorrow.
-JL
It would be wise to wait and see how the results work out. By and large, it seems to me that voters spoke and did what Congress did not want to do.