6 takeaways from Democrats' big wave on election night

The magnitude of the Democrats' outcome was always a possibility, but the depth and breadth of their victories were jaw-dropping.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/8192x5464!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fa9%2F18a1ac2046ed96ff34c598f543d6%2Fgettyimages-2303415871.jpg' alt='Supporters of Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico cheer at a watch party in Austin on Tuesday.'/><p>The magnitude of the Democrats' outcome was always a possibility, but the depth and breadth of their victories were jaw-dropping.</p><p>(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6022216' />