Key facts
- Cruz called the Democratic midterm victories a blue tsunami, according to the report.
- Cruz described the GOP result as a Watergate-level repudiation, according to the report.
- Republicans were ousted from nearly every major office in Texas, according to the report.
Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the sweeping Democratic victories across the US a blue tsunami and delivered a scathing assessment of his party's losses, including in his home state, where Republicans were ousted from nearly every major office, according to a report published November 5, 2026.
The report said Cruz described the Republican result as a Watergate-level repudiation. It gave no further detail on his remarks, and no vote counts or seat totals for the Texas races.