'Blue wave': Democrats sweep the Midterms and regain full control of Congress by winning in Texas or Kansas

An overwhelming, overwhelming, total victory. A 'blue wave', in American terminology, and a very harsh punishment for President Donald Trump and his policies.

In an epic night, the Democratic Party has regained control of both Houses of Congress, completely turning the country's political map around. He has done so with historic victories in South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, authentic conservative fiefdoms that have not elected a progressive senator for 60, almost 40 and 96 years respectively. Winning in North Carolina, Ohio and even Maine, Iowa and Michigan. Placing the first black governor in history, the first Hispanic governor in Texas, the first gay in the upper house of Washington. To the first Muslim of Arab origin. The MAGA leader turned the legislative elections into a referendum on his management and a plebiscite on his figure, and Americans have responded with a very clear message.

The midterms could not have gone better for the opposition. Although the final results will take time to be known exactly, the majority is large in the House of Representatives and very solid in the Senate (54 seats at least) where it was not enough to even win by 51 to 49, since the Democratic votes usually include that of an independent senator from Pennsylvania who is increasingly closer to the conservatives. In the absence of doubts from Alaska and none other than Mississippi, the result was an absolute plenary session in the Senate, something that not even the most optimistic models predicted.

But it didn't stop there. The tsunami spread to state legislatures, to the positions of governor, to judges. To proposals in referendums. A complete amendment to the Government, to its party, to a philosophy and to a way of doing politics. An incontestable sweep that opens a new phase. Today the primaries for the 2028 presidential elections begin, and they do so with Donald Trump more weakened, questioned and surprised than ever in the last decade.

Around 10:00 p.m., Washington time, the White House began damage containment by sending a message to journalists distancing itself from the results, saying that the president's fault for what happened was not the president's, who put in more effort than the candidates themselves. And even stating that "the president was not on the ballot", a shameful message after precisely the message for the last two months has been to ask each and every one of the voters to think that Trump was. "President Trump did a better job promoting many of the candidates than the candidates themselves... The president was not on the ballot, and Trump voters have been shown to show up when he is on it," the statement said. The president, in fact, is the one who handpicked the majority of those defeated tonight. Darline Graham in South Carolina, Al Paxton in Texas or the "muscle-ass" senatorial candidate Jon Husted in Ohio.

The president, however, and unlike 2020, his last defeat, accepted the results in a conversation with The New York Times, ensuring that he would work with his rivals and trusting in "reaching agreements." Trump is known for his changes of opinion, for unforeseen turns, but he paraded through the main national media to comment on what happened. "My message is congratulations to the Democrats," he added. "I guess there was a certain atmosphere in the air. I shouldn't feel guilty because almost never the president in office, no matter how well he does, wins, he always loses," he insisted on Fox without acknowledging any mistakes.

The outgoing Congress had a Republican majority in both chambers, which has allowed the White House to have almost no opposition in the last two years. The advantage was by a slim majority at the bottom, but with three comfortable seats (57-43) at the top. The progressives needed to recover at least four seats in each of them. Two months ago, with the polls, it was said that the House of Representatives was possible, actually probable, but that the Senate was very difficult, almost unattainable because everyone had to face each other. The 435 deputies are renewed every 24 months but the Senators have six-year terms, so only a third were chosen now, and they did not seem the most conducive to a surprise. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Anti-Trump candidates

Tonight, however, anti-Trump candidates have run roughshod over their rivals across the country, completely changing the map and setting the stage for building a true opposition to Trumpism in its final two years. Agreeing with the polls, which in recent days have increasingly shown a blue tsunami. One so big that no one believed it or dared to believe it, given that votes for Trump or his candidates have often been underestimated in the past.

"We did it. House Democrats have regained control of the United States Congress. We are going to fight for an affordable America. We are going to end this national nightmare, and we are going to continue America's long, necessary and majestic march toward a more perfect union," celebrated Hakeem Jeffries, probably the next speaker of Congress.

The results have been overwhelming. Even in the most decisive states the advantage has been incredible, more than 10 or 15 points for the progressives. He has won a pastor in Kansas, a seminarian in Texas, a Paralympic champion in Iowa, a 'unionist' in Ohio, a centrist pragmatist in North Carolina and a pediatrician in the South. Profiles very far from the communist ghost painted by the White House and the Republicans.

Trump began to close the campaign talking about asses, about algae in the pond next to the Lincoln Memorial, about trans athletes. Saying he didn't give a "damn" about complaints about the cost of living. And the enormous advantage of two years ago has evaporated. The radicals, the MAGA, the most controversial and dedicated to the president have lost. But also lifelong Republicans, more moderate and skeptical of the White House, like Susan Collins in Maine. "My message to all the parents who have had difficulty explaining to their children why the president openly mocks someone because of their name or how they pray, let them know tomorrow that the bad guys have lost," said El Sayed, from Michigan, who has suffered savage Islamophobic and racist attacks, especially from the White House.

The analyzes are still hasty. One school of thought maintains that we are facing a self-inflicted defeat for the Republicans, rather than a hard-won victory for the Democrats. But tonight, they have maintained all of the decisive seats that they had to defend (with the doubt of Michigan) and have achieved victories in dozens of districts in which Trump won in 2024 by 10, 15 or more points. A clear display of fury, rage and exhaustion. Because of the price of food, fuel, the proliferation of data centers or blatant corruption.

Trumpism has been the dominant force in the country for the last decade, but it is now facing its final stage. At least as we have known it so far. Among the 10 largest and most populous states in the country, there is only one left with a Republican governor, Florida, and by a hair's breadth. The two largest states, economic engines of the nation, Texas and California, will have a Hispanic governor at the helm. The New York state legislature gives the Democrats the most resounding victory since the Civil War.

Likewise, taking advantage of the pull of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the momentum of veteran Senator Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialists of America will have an important voice in Congress next year, with at least five additional seats in the House of Representatives, adding to those of the popular Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib. In addition, Angela Gonzales-Torres and Mai Vang, supporters but not members of the DSA, have options in California, where the recount will last forever. A force to be reckoned with.

The Democrats kept Georgia in the Senate, thanks to the very clear victory of John Ossoff, one of the possible candidates in 2028. They quickly won New Hampshire, Delaware, Illinois and Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island. And at 8:30 p.m. local time they also added North Carolina. At that time, just an hour or two after they began to close some schools, they controlled 43 of the 100 seats, with 31 for the Republicans and 26 in the air. But the victories continued to cascade. Including Chris Pappas, the first openly gay man, in New Hampshire

The first flip of the Democrats was Roy Cooper who recovered the aforementioned North Carolina seat for his people. Of all the important and decisive ones, it was surely the clearest of the night, but no less important, since it had been almost 20 years since the blues had won there. Then came the even more incredible one in South Carolina, where the sister of the late Lindsey Graham was not able to preserve the square that had not changed color since 1966. Two defeats of enormous symbolism after the direct involvement of the president, who does not admit any responsibility and who does not regret his hand-picked appointments.

Trump's supporters kept Florida, Wyoming and West Virginia, and later Oklahoma and Kentucky, in the fiefdom of retired Mitch McConnell, majority leader for the last quarter century before falling out of favor with Trump. They shored up Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho. But suffering much more than expected in Louisiana and even Mississippi. But they did not threaten any rival fiefdom, except Michigan, so they could only hope for a miracle to maintain a pyrrhic majority.

Other Democratic presidential candidates, who always appear in the pools, also managed to renew their positions as governors. Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, JB Pritzker in Illinois and Wes Moore in Maryland. In addition to Keisha Lance Bottos in Georgia, the first black woman to be governor in the entire United States in its history. And Gina Hinojosa, with a spectacular victory in Texas.