Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin credited an absence of purity politics for his party’s landslide wins in Tuesday’s midterm elections, suggesting that a similar approach could be used to expand blue power in 2028.

Democrats seized majorities in the House and Senate and are on track to gain governing trifectas in at least five battleground states, meaning they will control both the governorship and state legislature. In two of the most shocking outcomes from the night, Democrats clapped up South Carolina’s Senate seat and the governor’s mansion in Texas, marking a stunning performance in deep red areas Republicans have long taken for granted.

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