India, Nov. 5 -- If there is a word that Republicans in the US don't want to hear today, it is "rebuke". All major news media companies have used rebuke in their headlines announcing the Democratic takeover of both Houses of Congress in the midterms. The most interesting usage, however, came from a civic engagement and equity advocacy firm, which termed the electoral outcomes "a huge rebuke against hate and division". In an election marked by many historic firsts - the first Black female governor, the first female Native American governor, the first openly gay male senator, and the first Muslim senator - this partly sums up the mood of the nation. All the above demographic categories, among several others, have been consistently reviled d...