What’s at stake for California in this expected ‘blue wave’ election – San Francisco Chronicle

What’s at stake for California in this expected ‘blue wave’ election  San Francisco Chronicle

Democrats are expected to secure landslide victories in Tuesday’s midterm elections, thanks in large part to President Donald Trump’s deeply unpopular policies ranging from his hard-line immigration crackdown to the war in Iran. Perhaps no state has more on the line than California, where a handful of congressional contests could help determine which party controls Congress and where state leaders like Gov. Gavin Newsom have spent the last two years aggressively fighting Trump’s agenda. Here is what California stands to gain, or lose, in Tuesday’s results — which could also serve as a barometer for the 2028 presidential election. Too soon? Will Newsom’s ‘blue tsunami’ come through? On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last week, Newsom not only predicted a blue wave of Democratic wins across the country, he said it would be a “blue tsunami.” “We’re going to see record turnout.

We’re already seeing it,” he said. Moments later, he clarified, saying that winning “the Senate is an open question. But the House of Representatives is a fait accompli.” But, Newsom cautioned, “eyes wide open” about Trump claiming that the results were “rigged,” without evidence as he has done multiple times before. “The only way to defeat that is with margin,” Newsom told Kimmel. “If we have a big enough margin in those races, he cannot contest those races.” Newsom, of