There have been many metaphors used to describe the historic state and national results from the recent mid-term Election 2026. Matt Drudge, DrudgeReport, labeled the beatdown as “Orange Crush.” Vice president blamed the war — a self-inflicted shot in our national foot. Pedophile-friendly president blamed weak Republican candidates, although every candidate he backed lost, and cited his absence on the ballot as an excuse for the shellacking.
The proven habitual liar and disgusting Deceiver Don ignores the fact he pleaded with Americans to vote as if he were on the ballot. Trump and VP spoke the last night of first-ever midterm convention for the Republican Party in September leaving voters with closing promises, including a reminder of the president’s corrupt pledge: to send every American adult citizen a $5,000 cash dividend — but only if his party maintained control of the House and the Senate after the November midterms. [source]
“Please pretend that I’m running. If we don’t have the majorities, so much can be lost.”
President DJT
Key Republican leaders recoiled at the public bashing:
“2026 was not simply a blue wave; it was a blue tsunami. It was an ass-kicking. It was not simply a bad 2006 midterm election. It was a Watergate-level repudiation. What happened, and why? What are the consequences, and where on earth do we go from here?”
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
“To call it a wave, I don’t think would be fully accurate. It’s the political equivalent of a meteor strike that went all around the United States, blue states, red states, everything in between, and the one state that was able to hold the line and withstand that is right here in the free state of Florida.”
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Extinction-Level Event
Governor DeSantis continued, “But let’s just be clear about what happened last night. This is close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country, as we have seen, probably in the last 100 years.” [source]
Most Americans have settled on the narrative, Blue Tsunami. “A blue tsunami led by Black voters washes over the South,” NPR. “The ‘blue tsunami’ happened because of a surge in youth voters & Republicans who stayed home,” Tucson Sentinel. “What a ‘blue tsunami’ means for US foreign policy,” BBC. “New Data Reveals How the Blue Tsunami Wiped Out Trump,” Pod Save America.
Science of a Tsunami
Submarine earthquakes most commonly (80%-90%) trigger a destructive tsunami. Underwater and costal landslides, volcanic eruptions, rare meteorite or asteroid impacts into the ocean, meteotsunamies, which are rapidly moving, severe atmospheric pressure storms, can also cause tsunamis.
Politically however, the Blue Tsunami of Election 2026 was initiated in 2024 by the victory of a relatively unknown progressive candidate, a true Democratic candidate in the one-party state of Hawai’i: Kim Coco Iwamoto.
“This victory says a lot more about Hawai’i than it says about me. It’s time for change.”
Kim Coco Iwamoto,
Kim unseated incumbent House Speaker Scott Saiki in the August 10th primary election. Saiki had been controlling the reigns of power in the Hawai’i state legislature for three decades. Political cronies aren’t thrown into the volcano after defeat in Hawai’i. Governor Josh Green appoinoted Scott to serve as Insurance Commissioner for the state of Hawai‘i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division, effective July 16, 2025.
According to an analysis by Our Hawai’i, Kim’s victory marked the first time in U.S. history that a House speaker was defeated in a Democratic primary. Additionally, Kim became the first transgender woman elected to Hawaii’s legislature.
“[Scott Saiki] was endorsed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, our U.S. senator, our mayor, and the Honolulu prosecutor. I thank my campaign volunteers and small-dollar donors that made this win possible.”
Kim Coco Iwamoto in The Pinion
More importantly, Kim ran as a progressive populist to challenge the Democratic establishment with a campaign fund of approximately $99,000, and far less than Saiki’s $306,000.
One of Kim’s initiatives in 2024 was to restore “representational democracy” and rebuild trust in the government. Kim believes public confidence in our government, elected officials and institutions has declined over time. Like national voters in Election 2026, Kim focused on concerns about underrepresentation of non-White constituents, and the increasing concentration of special interests, and big money influence in our legislative processes.
“My goal is to distribute power more equitably among all representatives so that no single chair can unilaterally kill a bill. I want every representative to fully exercise the authority of their position on behalf of their people.”
Kim Coco Iwamoto in The Pinion
Kim initially decided to run against Saiki during the pandemic in 2020 after the speaker used his powerful political sword to frustrate efforts to address minimum wage increases. Yes, it’s the economy, stupid! Kim claimed at the time that the speaker prioritized meetings with lobbyists from the Chamber of Commerce, who advocated for the interests of large corporations, rather than listening to struggling families in the aloha state.
“They opposed the increase. He did not meet with struggling families trying to pay rent or put food on the table—those actually facing the hardships of earning a minimum wage that’s effectively a poverty wage. He listened to the employers protecting their own profit margins.”
Kim Coco Iwamoto in The Pinion
Kim summarized her political earthquake “I think this is why this win is so important in sending a message to this power structure and all 51 representatives that the current state of the legislature is no longer acceptable. Now is the time for change.”
Without a doubt, political history was made in Hawai’i in August 2024, and prompted the largest tidal wave of change since the Nixon-era realignment in 1974 … President Richard Nixon officially resigned at noon on August 9, 1974, making the “crook” the first and only U.S. president to resign from office.
Born May 26, 1966, Kim was eight years of age at the time of Nixon’s forced exit. And, almost 50 years to the day from Nixon’s boot from the White House, on August 11, 2024, Kim Coco Iwamoto ignited the blue flame of political energy that would sweep across the nation November 3, 2026. Now if the current occupant in the White House resigns, our national healing can begin.
Mahalo nui loa to Kim Coco Iwamoto. State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto along with the Kōkua Condo Coalition hosts Hawaii’s Inaugural Condo Owners’ Forum, Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 9:00am to noon at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Auditorium. Visit Discovery Bay Resident News for more information about the forum.
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