Members of the heavily Democratic House freshman class elected in 1974 see another wave building that “rivals” their post-Watergate victory.

Raging against the scandal-ridden Nixon administration, voters sent 76 Democrats to Washington, 49 of them taking Republican-held seats. Lawmakers from that class, most long since retired and watching politics from the sidelines instead of a seat on the House floor, say they sense similar anger and disappointment among the electorate today.