Harry Enten: Democrats Would Likely End up with a Net Seat Gain of 45 Which Has Not Happened Since the Days of Truman

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ENTEN: “Look, what a long election week, but as the numbers continue to come in, it is pretty clear that the word of the week is 'historic.' It was a historic not just wave for Democrats, but a historic blue tsunami, a bluenami, if you will, and it all really starts off with what we saw in Congress. We are talking about events that really have not happened for most of our audience's lifetime. What are we talking about here? Well, let’s start -- let’s start off with the U.S. House of Representatives, right, because Democrats not only flipped the U.S. House of Representatives, they are likely to end up with a net seat gain of around, say, 44, 45, when all is said and done and all the ballots are cast. Well, according to USA Facts, that has not happened since 1948, the days of Harry S. Truman. My goodness gracious, mind blown, 78 years ago. Of course, it’s not just the United States House in which we’re seeing a 1-in-78-year event. No, it's in the United States Senate as well. Take a look here. Okay, in the United States Senate, Democrats currently lead in nine seats, right the seven that they flipped, plus Alaska, plus Mississippi, which are still out. And, of course, they also flipped control of the United States Senate. Well, the last time that Democrats flipped nine seats and won control, that is flipped control of the United States Senate, you have to go all the way back to 1948 again, which of course was a historic blue wave that Harry S. Truman, you’ll remember him holding up the newspaper, right, the Chicago Tribune, when he came from behind and shocked everybody. This is the type of wave that we are talking about for Democrats right now, a historic bluenami.”