No More Blue Wave Metaphors: 2018 Is About Too Many GOP Fires

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No More Blue Wave Metaphors: 2018 Is About Too Many GOP Fires

By Nathan L. Gonzales

Posted August 8, 2018 at 1:00pm

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless

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Is there a Democratic wave coming in November? Maybe, but Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales is tired of the water metaphors, so he’s introducing a new 2018 analogy: how many fires do Republicans need to put out?

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