Blue‑wave cleansing narrative

Political commentators now sometimes cast electoral wins not merely as policy shifts but as moral 'cleansings' that permit institutional purges and cultural re‑ordering. That frame converts ordinary elections into zero‑sum cultural events, raising the stakes for losers and winners beyond ordinary policy disagreement. — If parties and influencers habitually describe victories as 'cleansings', democratic turnover could become routinized as moral purges, increasing polarization and eroding institutional restraint.