Election night 'blue wave' memes
The gist
HuffPost rounded up election-night tweets as voters waited to see if a "blue wave" would materialize.
The memes track real anxiety over which party will control Congress.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026Arizona Agenda publishes a 13-question election-night prediction contest, including whether the Arizona Republic will run a headline containing "blue wave" on Wednesday.
- Nov 3, 2026HuffPost publishes a roundup of funny tweets capturing election-night anxiety, noting Republicans are widely expected to lose races but control of Congress is unclear.
- Nov 3, 2026PJ Media's Scott Pinsker argues that media portrayal of a "blue tsunami" as certain depresses Republican turnout, citing a nine-point pro-Republican edge among late-deciding voters in a New York Times poll.