He says no one knows whether the second wave will be more severe than the first or will remain moderate.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"Or whether it is really even a wave." Hawkings says Democrats say there is no upcoming Republican "wave" which will sweep scores of them from office, pointing to a special election for the U.S.House seat for the late Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19