US midterm elections: ‘Red wave’ fails to appear for Republicans

Many Democratic incumbents proved surprisingly resilient, outperforming their party’s own expectations

Many races for US congress are still too close to call (AP)

For weeks, Republicans had predicted a “red wave” would carry them to power in the US congress, with voters rejecting majority Democrats for failing over skyrocketing inflation and rising crime.

The reality appears far different after early midterm election results on Wednesday, with a more mixed picture rather than the wholesale rejection of President Joe Biden and his party Republicans had hoped for.