No Blue Wave

Blue States Stay Blue

Nothing shocking about it

Here’s what the breathless headlines won’t tell you: Every single major Democratic victory on Tuesday occurred in deep-blue strongholds that Republicans hadn’t expected to win in the first place.

New York City elected a Democrat as mayor—stop the presses! This in a city that hasn’t elected a Republican mayor in over two decades. Virginia and New Jersey, both reliable Democratic territories in recent cycles, stayed in the blue column for their gubernatorial races.

This is what passes for a “sweeping victory” these days?

Perhaps most telling was California, where voters approved a congressional redistricting plan explicitly designed to help Democrats gain five more House seats.

Shocking, I know—California Democrats rigging the system in their favor. Who could have seen that coming?

These races had been projected as Democratic wins for months, yet the media presents them as if they represent some fundamental shift in the American electorate.

The reality? Democrats held territory they already controlled. That’s not a wave—it’s treading water. pjnewsletter.com