red wave
English
Noun
- (US politics) A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.
- Coordinate term: blue wave (“Democratic or liberal gains”)
- 2022 November 10, Sohrab Ahmari, “Why the Red Wave Didn’t Materialize”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 December 2025:
- Episodes like this may be one reason the red wave didn’t materialize, why Republicans failed to usher in a new dawn of prosperity for the multiracial working class that Republican leaders from Senator Ted Cruz to the House policy honcho Jim Banks say they want to champion.
- 2022 November 16, Joan E Greve, “Q&A: what does a split Congress mean for US politics?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 October 2026:
- Republicans had hoped that a “red wave” in the midterm elections would allow them to flip dozens of House seats, giving them a much more comfortable majority. Instead, Republicans were barely about to flip the House, and Democrats may even be able to increase their Senate majority depending on the results of the Georgia runoff next month.
- (Malaysian politics) A surge of voters supporting candidates from PH during an election that results in the party making significant gains.
- Coordinate terms: blue wave (“Barisan Nasional/BN gains”), green wave (“Malaysian Islamic Party/PAS gains”)
Translations
gains for the Pakatan Harapan alliance in Malaysian elections
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See also
US politics