Newsom on possible Democrat ‘tsunami’ on Election Day: ‘That’s a word I haven’t used lightly’

California Governor Gavin Newsom said ahead of the 3 November 2026 US midterm elections that Democrats could achieve a sweeping victory and regain control of one or both chambers of Congress. Speaking on a Sunday election preview programme, he said a ‘blue tsunami’ was possible and that he had not used the word lightly. He also acknowledged that close Senate races could produce a less decisive result there. His remarks were a prediction, not an election result.