Blue Wave
Norman Rockwell, Elect Casey , 1958. Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Norman Rockwell's Elect Casey was the cover image of the Nov. 8, 1958, Saturday Evening Post . A recession, an influence-peddling scandal involving Eisenhower's chief of staff, and a backlash against McCarthyism spurred voters to oust Republican incumbents in what the press called a "midterm revolution." Democrats flipped 13 Senate seats, ending up with a 64 to 34 advantage.
