As bad as Republican losses were in the 2018 midterm elections, the little red wave that hit Florida on Nov. 6 went a long way toward cushioning the blow.

So consequential is the Sunshine State, where Republicans narrowly won two critical statewide races, that many conservatives will still deny that we just experienced a Democratic wave election at all. Whether or not their argument is meritorious, there would never have been any doubt if the outcomes in Florida had gone the other way.