In this wave election, more Republicans were elected to state legislatures than at any time since the 1920s, something that will have a dramatic effect on state legislation and on congressional redistricting for a long time to come.
Kirk, elected in the 2010 wave election that brought large Republican gains, represents the most Democratic state of all Republican senators.
Even though it was a Republican "wave" election, neither Whitman nor Fiorina got themselves elected in California -- neither really even got close, despite spending a whale of a lot of money.
But if a "wave election" is one that signifies important changes in the underlying dynamics of the American electorate, then this wasn't a wave election.
"It's a wave election just to get to fifty-fifty," Holder said.
They were punished in yet another "wave" election — our third in a row — where voters threw Washington's bums out.
As 2010 demonstrated, however, no firewall is all that robust in the event of a wave election year.
But in the context of a Republican wave election, or conditions nearly that favorable, a Republican could carry the state.
National Journal reports that the odds of such a wave election, in favor of Republicans, are increasing for the upcoming 2014 elections.
This race, like Ohio, is one that Republicans might win in a wave election year like 2010, but it will probably not come together for them this year.
If we're on a parallel course this year, and voter sentiment continues to shift against Republicans in Congress, we'll have yet another wave election.
