CNN’s John King has seen a lot of elections. This one was different.
In a special episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ the CNN political correspondent discusses Democrats’ sweeping victories and what comes next
On Tuesday night, CNN’s John King stood in front of his Magic Wall at the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau.
King worked his magic, calling up numbers from across the country. The Democrats were rolling up big wins in Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan, Maine, Kansas and, believe it or not, Texas. A blue ripple turned into a blue wave. A blue wave turned into a blue tsunami. And a blue tsunami turned into whatever Tuesday was — a hugely triumphant night for Democrats.
And what appeared to be a complete repudiation of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
What the heck happened?
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