Like the election results from across the country, results from across the state show a mixed bag, with some Republican gains but also some important setbacks. The same goes for Western North Carolina, where the political landscape will change, but not by much. An expected “blue wave” prophesized by Democrats didn’t exactly materialize on Nov. 6, and Haywood County Republican Party Chair Ken Henson thinks he knows why. “I do think people are tired of wanting to go towards socialism. They don’t