There were too many people who used the term to attribute it to just one, and I'm sure you heard it said at least once. The 2010 red wave election was a "restraining order" on Obama and the Democrats. After they used their massive majorities in 2009 and 2010 to run wild with federal spending and the passage of ObamaCare, the American people went to the polls to give Republicans power on Capitol Hill to stop them in their tracks.
