Stop the Presses! Blue States Still Vote Blue!
The Democrats and the media are doing their little victory dance again. Cable news is awash with breathless headlines, smug punditry, and self-congratulation over what they claim was a Republican collapse—a “clear message to President Trump.” The narrative was written well before polls closed Tuesday night, and every major outlet couldn’t rush fast enough to declare that the GOP suffered some sweeping national rejection. Social media chatter was even worse.
“It was a blue wave!”
“It wasn’t a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami!”
“Trump and the GOP are in trouble now!”
Let’s be honest: none of this was shocking, and it wasn’t the cataclysmic Republican defeat the left pretends it is.
Congratulations, Democrats—you won in blue states. Do you want a medal?
Yes, Republicans took some lumps last night. We thought some of these races would be more competitive, and maybe we’d snag a few wins. But Democrats dominating in Virginia, New Jersey isn’t the sign of a paradigm shift, it’s the status quo. These are the same states that backed Kamala Harris just a year ago. If an apple falls from a tree, no one prints a front-page story about gravity still working. Yet when blue states vote Democrat, suddenly it’s a sign of doom for the GOP.
Winning in deep-blue territory isn’t a bellwether for future elections and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Other results were similarly unsurprising. California passed Proposition 50. New York City elected self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor. The media hails it like the moon landing, as if this deep-blue metropolis revealed some hidden moral truth about America. The truth? Curtis Sliwa never had a real shot, and Andrew Cuomo was long gone. The mayoral race proved one thing: the Democratic Party has shifted further and further to the left. But I could have told you that well before last night’s election.
And while Democrats pop champagne, they should pause and ask what they’re celebrating. The Democratic Party now owns every word Mamdani says, every policy he pushes. He embodies far-left governance that sounds ideal in a campus seminar but plays horribly when garbage piles up and crime ticks higher. Good luck with that.
Democrats have another problem in Virginia. Jay Jones’s inflammatory text messages wishing death on a Republican colleague and his children will haunt the party beyond the state’s boundaries. Jones may have won, which is awful, but what it says about what Democrats will tolerate within their own ranks will alienate moderates and independents in competitive states.
Perspective matters more than Democrats want to admit. Yes, these results sting. But let Democrats convince themselves these wins signal broader success and reflect some nonexistent national trend. But make no mistake, the country didn’t flip blue overnight. All Democrats did was hold on to the same states and cities they’ve been winning for decades. That’s maintenance, not momentum. Reality has a way of catching up. Those victory laps? They feel great—until you realize you’ve been running in circles while the rest of the country moves on, leaving you stuck in the same blue bubble, cheering for yourself.