Democrat Cried For Days After Republicans Swept Special Elections, Democrats PANIC Over Red Wave. With the crushing defeat of Democrats in two special elections former Democratic rep Katie Hill said she cried for days. It seems we are facing a repeat of 2016 complete with crying Democrats and all. Media seems adamant on claiming the Democrats are going to win but when it comes to the practical elections Republicans dominate. This wasn’t true in 2018 where Democrats saw a “blue wave” but according to the NYT Trump’s base did not come out to vote for Republicans in the mid terms That won’t be the case in 2020 as we ramp up for a repeat of 2016