A Blue Wave? A Blue Tsunami? Or Just Blue Sprinklers?

By Frank Bruni and Bret Stephens

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer; Mr. Stephens is an Opinion columnist.

Frank Bruni: According to much of what I read and hear, Bret, the midterms aren’t going to be just any old blue wave. They’re going to be a blue tidal wave. No, wait, even “tidal wave” doesn’t go far enough; a tsunami is coming. Or you can call what’s about to happen a “red undertow,” to cite an increasingly popular phrase.

I’m getting seasick. More than that, I’m getting concerned about excessive confidence among many political analysts and Democrats, who envision a smackdown so fierce that........

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