Well, the Republicans got creamed. Clearly the economy and high gasoline prices were front and center as to the reason for independents and past Republican voters supporting Democrats.
Yet a greater concern is what has been feared for years: Red and purple states have been flooded with people running from blue states due to high taxes, over regulation, homelessness and a slew of non-commonsense rules and restrictions. We on the right in those red and purple states were concerned that Democrats who escaped would continue to vote as they had in the past — in effect, turning us into the state that they fled. My belief is that this is some of what we saw in this election.
The red common-sense states are being invaded and turned blue. Soon there may be no where to run.