How did the blue wave turn into a red sweep?

The party seized control of both chambers of Congress. Republican voters in conservative states that had backed Trump by margins of more than 10 percentage points just two years ago, and in districts where key seats had not seen competitive elections for decades, rejected them. Some Democrats themselves were even surprised…
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