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What Should Christians Do With a Blue Wave?

By Ethan Meyers
People celebrate results as they come in during the Arizona Democrats' election night party at the Hilton Resort at the Peak in Phoenix on Nov. 3, 2026.
Nov 5, 2026
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I was part of voting in Tuesday night’s blue wave. I voted for Abdul El-Sayed, whose senatorial race had been called before I went to bed, and I woke up to the news that my current member of congress, an eight-term incumbent Republican, had been unseated.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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People celebrate results as they come in during the Arizona Democrats' election night party at the Hilton Resort at the Peak in Phoenix on Nov. 3, 2026.