Midterm Night Brings Blue-wave Cheers and Tears

WHO:

NBC News - Election-watch-party attendees experienced joy and despair as midterm results came in.

BBC News - Democrats celebrated victories in Republican states; Republicans faced losses.

Alternet - Republican election watchers, including attendees at Ken Paxton’s party and Vivek Ramaswamy’s gathering, were shown crying, praying, or leaving as results turned against them.

Alternet - Fox News host Sean Hannity was described by one person as “on the verge of tears” after the South Carolina Senate race was called for Annie Andrews (D). Hannity called the result “brutal.”

Alternet - Steve Bannon, Laura Jedeed, and Real American Voices (RAV), described as a pro-Trump streaming news network, discussed election results and betting markets.

Alternet - John Ossoff’s race was called; David Jolly, identified as a former representative, lost.

WHAT:

NBC News - The midterm elections produced what the article called a “blue tsunami,” with celebrations and gloom at election-watch parties.

BBC News - Democrats picked up victories in Republican states as Republican losses mounted.

Alternet - A video showed a young man in a suit screaming obscenities while Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” played; his friend covered his face and rubbed his eyes.

Alternet - Republicans failed to unseat Democrats in the House districts they had redrawn for that purpose.

Alternet - Hannity said Lindsey Graham “was asked to serve” and had done her part; he attributed the loss to her not having mourned her brother and to her inexperience.

Alternet - Jedeed reported that RAV stopped listing results while looking for “good news.” Bannon later sounded “straight up suicidal,” according to Jedeed.

WHERE:

Alternet - Ken Paxton’s “victory party” and Ramaswamy’s gathering were among the locations where crowds dwindled.

Alternet - Bannon’s discussion cited Iowa, Alaska, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Maine, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, and Florida.

WHEN:

Alternet - Jedeed said at about 7:25 p.m. EST that RAV’s program was in the “‘everything is fine’ section.”

Alternet - Jedeed reported at 9:48 p.m. that Bannon sounded “straight up suicidal.”

WHY:

Alternet - Bannon and guests used Kalshi betting-market movements, rather than polling, exit-poll figures, or turnout data, to argue that results looked favorable for Republicans.

Alternet - Jedeed said RAV contributors blamed Republican losses among Hispanic voters and young men on gas prices and the economy, rather than deportations; they also suggested voters could return after the Iran war ended.

(UPDATED November 4, 2026 15:06 UTC)

Democrats scored victories in Republican states, while Republicans suffered mounting losses in midterm elections. At watch parties, Republican supporters cried, prayed, or left as results turned against them. Republicans also failed to unseat Democrats in House districts they had redrawn.