Republicans Ride an Empty Wave

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The American Conservative: Republicans Ride an Empty Wave This was a "wave election" only in the sense that American politics have been stormy for the last decade.

By SAMUEL GOLDMAN • November 5, 2014

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Last night was a big win for Republicans. And I have nothing much to add to the already enormous literature documenting just what a romp it was (see Michael Brendan Dougherty’s after-action report in The Week). Most of the outcomes were consistent with predictions. But it was surprising how far Republicansoutperformed the polls in accumulating large margins of victory.