Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), a Democrat-turned-Republican, compared election night’s blue tsunami to the Watergate scandal of the 1970s after he was defeated by Democrat Zach Mullock.

After conceding to Mullock, Van Drew spoke with reporters about his loss and said it was the result of the GOP peaking “at the wrong time.” When discussing the scale of Democrats’ win Tuesday night, he likened it to Watergate without the political scandal.

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