Gen Z is discovering what millennials felt in 2008, and the internet is losing it

The votes are in and millennial optimism is back with all its props: avocado toast, BuzzFeed quizzes, a stomp-clap-hey playlist, and, of course, a Coexist sticker. A blue tsunami swept the 2026 midterm elections. The Democrats won their first senate seat in Kansas since 1932, and flipped the notoriously red state of Texas blue, taking the governorship and a senate seat, and won control over both chambers of congress, sparking widespread celebration. The blue festivities continued beyond th...