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Trump Is Everywhere

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

Why the Blue Wave Might Not Be as Big as Expected

September 13, 2026 · 8:46 am ET · Leave a Comment

Ron Brownstein: “The 2026 election will be decided where the wave meets the wall.”

“Signs are accumulating that the blue wave of Democratic support this year may be even higher than in the 2018 election, when a backlash against President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first term carried the party back into control of the House of Representatives. But the defensive wall that Republicans are constructing against that Democratic tide also looks bigger than in 2018.”

“The height of the wave gives Democrats legitimate reasons to expect they can win races deep into previously reliably Republican territory. The depth of the wall gives Republicans plausible reasons to hope they can contain their losses to a modest level.”

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