What is a blue shift, and is one happening now?
Blue shift? Red mirage? What are they, and how will we know when one is happening?
Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Sean Noone, as published by KTSM 9 News (NBC) · · 1 min read
Blue shift? Red mirage? What are they, and how will we know when one is happening?

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By Eric Bradner, Patrick Svitek, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic wave is here — and now, as votes are counted in key states, the question is how many Republicans it will wipe out. Across the political map , the blue shift has been enormous, with CNN projecting Democrats ...
KVIA ABC-7 · Nov 4, 2026

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Ramaswamy put $4 million behind an ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother calling the Democrat “a liar,” though Acton described a childhood of abuse that culminated in rape charges against her late stepfather....
KTSM 9 News (NBC) · Nov 4, 2026

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It's a huge moment for Democrats, both because it finally notches the party a big victory in a state key to presidential elections, and because it edges them closer to winning a Senate majority....
KTSM 9 News (NBC) · Nov 4, 2026

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By Dianne Gallagher Democrat Annie Andrews will win the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, defeating Sen. Darline Graham and flipping a seat that Republicans have held for nearly three decades. Andrews, a pediatrician, will become the first woman el...
KVIA ABC-7 · Nov 4, 2026

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A White House official described the mood inside of the White House as “defiant.”
KTSM 9 News (NBC) · Nov 4, 2026

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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Soon after Hakeem Jeffries arrived in the House in 2013, one of his earliest mentors approached a group of senior Black Democrats with a message. “I think he is the one,” former Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson told lawmakers at the time, including Rep. Eman...
KVIA ABC-7 · Nov 4, 2026

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President Trump picked Graham to succeed her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham.
KTSM 9 News (NBC) · Nov 4, 2026
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Por Uriel Blanco y Steve Contorno La contienda electoral por la gobernación de Florida quedó definida este martes, según proyecciones de CNN , en favor del Partido Republicano y su candidato Byron Donalds, quien se convertirá en el primer gobernador negro del estado. Donalds derr...
KVIA ABC-7 · Nov 4, 2026

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Voters reelected incumbent Democrats Vincent Perez, Claudia Ordaz and Heriberto “Eddie” Morales to the Texas House of Representatives in Districts 77, 79 and 74, respectively. Tuesday. These victories were part of the strongest night for Democrats across the state in 30 years. Ad...
El Paso Matters · Nov 4, 2026

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Tax measures that would have increased funding for the Socorro and Ysleta school districts have been defeated, early voting results show. Just over 57% of Socorro Independent School District and 56% of Ysleta Independent School District early voters rejected their designated tax ...
El Paso Matters · Nov 4, 2026

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President Trump endorsed Mazzei ahead of the runoff, while Drummond campaigned on his record as attorney general and sought to appeal to Trump's supporters....
KTSM 9 News (NBC) · Nov 4, 2026

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Three Democrats have won their races for seats on the El Paso County Commissioners Court, with the incumbent county judge taking a significant lead over his Republican opponent in early voting. Ricardo Samaniego, seeking his third term as county judge, received 70% of the early v...
El Paso Matters · Nov 4, 2026