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Liz Wolfe | 11.4.2026 9:38 AM

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The blue wave materialized last night, with Democrats winning solid majorities in both the House and the Senate. 

Elon Musk, who frittered away $446 million this cycle, is handling it all well:

Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2026

I'm looking at these results primarily as a repudiation of President Donald Trump and his party; overextrapolating—and believing last night's wins are indicative of a paradigm shift—is unwise, especially as Democrats didn't put forward much of a cohesive platform or offer much in terms of new ways of governing. The party remains fractured nationally, with vastly different pitches winning in different places; it just happened to be more compelling than the pitch made by the guys who've instituted tariffs, failed to fix inflation, and started multiple, mostly fruitless bombing campaigns around the globe.

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