Summary
Trinity University political science professor David Crockett, Ph.D., provided analysis of Democrats’ sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections for Japan’s Nikkei and U.S. News & World Report. Crockett offered insight into the broader political implications of the election results, including James Talarico’s U.S. Senate victory and Democrats’ gains in Texas statewide and legislative races.
David Crockett, Ph.D., professor of political science at Trinity University, was featured in both national and international news outlets at the end of this week. In Nikkei in Japan, Crockett was quoted in a commentary about democrats’ landslide victory in the midterms being a “Global rejection of the government leadership.” An English version of the Nikkei article can be found here by clicking the “translate” button.
A separate article in U.S. News & World Report tapped Crockett to shed light on the topic of how U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico led the rest of the Texas Democratic slate to sweep the statewide offices on the ballot. “The Texas House turning blue is part of the blue wave,” Crocket said. That article can be found here.