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Democratic candidates have won back decisive control over both chambers of Congress, along with sweeping victories in governorships and state legislatures. They've not only managed to shift the balance to favor Democrats, but have done so decisively. This will make it much easier to pass legislation in the next term. There are a few races still to be called, but at the time of this writing, Democrats will have 54 senators (out of 100 total), which is enough to pass most bills without any Republican support, though they may fall short of the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster. In the House, they will have 257 representatives (out of 435) total, which is enough to pass most bills, but not enough to achieve a supermajority (2/3, or 290 votes) needed to remove the president under the 25th Amendment or override a presidential veto on legislation without support from Republicans.

While this is a stunning victory, and a deep blow to the Trump regime, I suggest we view this with cautious optimism. The Democratic Party has a long and difficult road ahead of them. The Trump regime has worked hard for the past decade to diminish the power of the legislative branch, and Congress will have to work hard to regain that power. They need to end the illegal war in Iran and remind the country that only Congress has the power to wage war. They need to end the Trump regime's tariff war and release the impounded funds previously authorized by Congress to remind the country that Congress has the power of the purse. They need to relentlessly pursue convictions for the blatant violations of U.S. law perpetrated by the Trump regime and remind the country that the legislative branch has every bit as much power as the executive branch or the judicial branch. Perhaps the most important task ahead is for the Democratic Party to avoid the temptation to think that their victory in this election marks a permanent shift in the country's political viewpoint. Democrats won because Donny 2-Dolls has done such an appalling job as president that even his own base can't stand to support him anymore. But if the Republican ever realize that all they need to do is find candidates who are less blatant about their corruption, they will easily win back their base and shift the country to the right again.

Many of the incoming Democratic MOCs, governors, and state legislators are truly remarkable people, they sound like they will break from the status quo Democrats, and they appear to be more than up to the task ahead. But as we celebrate, let's not forget that the real work is ahead of us, not behind us.

The Great Gerrymandering War of 2026 is finally over. The Republican Party started this war in 2025 when Donny 2-Dolls declared that he "deserved" five more Republican House Representatives from Texas and Texas Republicans bent over backwards to redraw their congressional maps outside of the normal schedule to try to grant the president's wishes.

In all, nine states redrew their congressional districts for the 2026 election. Seven states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas) redrew their maps to gain a total of 15 Republican seats in Congress. Two states (California and Utah) redrew their maps to gain a total of six Democratic seats. Nine other states also attempted to redraw their districts, but were not able to get the new maps approved.

So far, Democrats have gained 15 seats and Republicans have gained only 1, with 15 races yet to be called at the time of this writing. So even if Republicans managed to win every single uncalled race, which is highly unlikely, they will still have gained only 16 seats while Democrats gained 15: A net gain of only 1, and only if every other race goes their way.

NBC News map showing how the U.S. House election results shifted compared to the 2024 election.

The decisive Democratic shift in elections nationwide last week is a massive relief, and not only because Democrats regained control over both the House and Senate. The thoroughness of the victory goes a long way to ensuring that the Trump regime can't get away with trying to dismiss or overturn the results.

Prior to the election, most predictions were that the Democrats would win a slight majority in the House, but would not be able to reach a 51-seat majority in the Senate. I was worried that if the Democrats took either or both chambers of Congress by only a slim majority, the Trump regime would launch investigations into the candidates, their campaigns, or the electoral process to try to invalidate those wins and try to prevent them from taking office in January.

Fortunately, the absolutely stunning Democratic sweep ensures that such tactics can't be used to invalidate the election. While I'm sure the Trump regime will try to come up with some way to raise questions about the election in general, there's nothing they can do to deny the condemnation of their actions while in power that these results show. The people have spoken, and their voice was loud and clear.