# Sizing up the blue wave: A Politics Desk analysis

https://mins.news/en/item/131486

- NBC News, 2026-11-05 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sizing-blue-wave-politics-desk-rcna607737

> Democrats are projected to have their second-largest House popular-vote advantage in 50 years. It would also be the biggest midterm margin for a party since 1974.

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