David Remnick's Comment essay reads the Democrats' 2026 midterm sweep—both houses of Congress, governors in every battleground state, and firsts like Abdul El-Sayed, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Deb Haaland—as a repudiation of Donald Trump surpassing even the post-Watergate wave of 1974. He credits voters' economic anger over tariffs, fuel prices, and living costs, notes Trump's order to invade Venezuela and his blame of Fox News for the losses, and counsels the next Congress to deliver for voters rather than pursue retribution.