Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the Democratic Party's overwhelming victory across the US a “blue tsunami,” and made a harsh assessment of his party's historic defeat. “2026 is not just a blue wave, it's a blue tsunami,” Cruz said in a podcast released on Wednesday. It was simply a bitter defeat. This was more than just a bad 2006 midterm election; it was a fiasco comparable to the Watergate scandal.”

Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the Democratic Party's overwhelming victory across the US a “blue tsunami,” and made a harsh assessment of his party's historic defeat. “2026 is not just a blue wave, it's a blue tsunami,” Cruz said in a podcast released on Wednesday. It was simply a bitter defeat. This was more than just a bad 2006 midterm election; it was a fiasco comparable to the Watergate scandal.”