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In the United States, the Republican Party is associated with the color red.<ref>[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/red+wave Red wave], thefreedictionary.com</ref>]]

In the United States, the Republican Party is associated with the color red.<ref>[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/red+wave Red wave], thefreedictionary.com</ref>]]

In the United States, a red wave election is an election where there is a surge of voters supporting Republican candidates which results in an unusually high number being elected to office. In the United States, the Republican Party is associated with the color red.<ref>[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/red+wave Red wave], thefreedictionary.com</ref>

In the United States, a '''Red wave''' election is an election where there is a surge of voters supporting Republican candidates which results in an unusually high number being elected to office. In the United States, the Republican Party is associated with the color red.<ref>[https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/red+wave Red wave], thefreedictionary.com</ref>

 

As far the [[2022 midterm elections]], a red wave of [[Republican]]/[[conservative]] voters was predicted by pundits in order to give a majority of Republicans in the [[U.S. Congress]] and potentially in [[U.S. Senate]] as well in the 2022 midterm U.S. Congressional elections.

As far the [[2022 midterm elections]], a red wave of [[Republican]]/[[conservative]] voters was predicted by pundits in order to give a majority of Republicans in the [[U.S. Congress]] and potentially in [[U.S. Senate]] as well in the 2022 midterm U.S. Congressional elections.

Based on these two factors, if history continues as usual (and the Democrats are unable to rig elections), the Republicans needed to gain only five seats in the House to regain control of that chamber, and only one Senate seat to break the tie.  For examples, in Florida the current District 13 (held by party-switcher Democrat and former Governor Charlie Crist) was open as Crist intended to run for Governor and it also gained a 28th seat (the makeup of the districts is dependent on redistricting; although Republicans held majorities in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, the state constitution required districts to be generally compact geographically -- an exception is allowed for the widely-spread Florida Keys -- and therefore unlike other states Florida cannot gerrymander the districts to favor one party or the other).  The Senate, however, was harder to reclaim as the lone Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey, retired, and Pennsylvania likely repeated its rigging in 2020 to ensure a Democrat victory, even if the Georgia seat was reclaimed by the Republicans based on their strengthening of election laws to prevent the rigging from 2020 in that state.

Based on these two factors, if history continues as usual (and the Democrats are unable to rig elections), the Republicans needed to gain only five seats in the House to regain control of that chamber, and only one Senate seat to break the tie.  For examples, in Florida the current District 13 (held by party-switcher Democrat and former Governor Charlie Crist) was open as Crist intended to run for Governor and it also gained a 28th seat (the makeup of the districts is dependent on redistricting; although Republicans held majorities in both chambers of the Florida Legislature, the state constitution required districts to be generally compact geographically -- an exception is allowed for the widely-spread Florida Keys -- and therefore unlike other states Florida cannot gerrymander the districts to favor one party or the other).  The Senate, however, was harder to reclaim as the lone Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, Pat Toomey, retired, and Pennsylvania likely repeated its rigging in 2020 to ensure a Democrat victory, even if the Georgia seat was reclaimed by the Republicans based on their strengthening of election laws to prevent the rigging from 2020 in that state.

== 2010 Midterm elections and wave of anti-abortion laws due to the red wave election ==

==-''Roe v Wade'' repeal impact===

 

''See also:'' [[2010 Midterm Elections]]

The ''[[New York Times]]'' in a news article about [[Roe vs. Wade]] entitled ''How Did Roe Fall: Before a Decisive Ruling, A Powerful Red Wave'' stated:

The ''[[New York Times]]'' in a news article about [[Roe vs. Wade]] entitled ''How Did Roe Fall: Before a Decisive Ruling, A Powerful Red Wave'' stated: