The morning after America’s midterm elections, Washington woke to a transformed political order. For Republicans, the night carried the shock of the Red Wedding in “Game of Thrones:” power suddenly lost, confidence shattered and survivors confronting the cost of their leader’s choices. A blue tsunami had swept through their defenses. Democrats captured both chambers of Congress, including Senate seats in Texas, Kansas and Ohio. These elections, held halfway through a president’s term, often puni
