Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Why a Red Ripple Instead of A Red Wave?

 Don Purdum

Despite one of the worst presidential performances in the modern era and a crippling approval rating, President Joe Biden may have gotten away with his toxic behavior and policies. It appears that things went about as well as they could for the ailing commander-in-chief.


. . ."Despite a massive and decisive win in Florida, other parts of the country didn’t fare nearly so well. In Pennsylvania, gubernatorial Republican candidate Doug Mastriano committed too many fatal blows to overcome Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro. "Mastriano refused to talk to the media and, with little money in the coffers, couldn’t combat the brutal attack ads from Shapiro. Republican groups wrote Mastriano off early in the campaign over his views on the 2020 presidential election. Ultimately, it was an easy race for the Democrat.

"Far-left Senatorial candidate John Fetterman (D-PA) defeated Dr. Oz (R-PA). Still, should it have been surprising as polls showed Oz had an uphill climb in the Keystone State?

Blake Masters is struggling to catch incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in Arizona. Georgia is becoming another nightmare with a likely runoff between Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Hershel Walker (R-GA).

"While the GOP will pick up the House, the Senate may remain in Democratic hands. That would mean the House could legislatively block Biden’s radical agenda. Yet, if the Democrats hold the Senate, the president will still get all of his radical appointees as well as picks for left-wing judges through the upper chamber.". . .

. . ."While Republicans still support Trump by large margins, the rest of the country isn’t so sure. Many Americans have rejected the former president’s endorsed candidates in enough numbers in critical battleground states that they blunted the red wave. It also appears that abortion played a more prominent role than polls showed in the campaign’s final month.

"In the coming days, we’ll learn how large or small the Republican-led House will be and if the GOP will flip the Senate.". . .

"So, what went wrong?". . .

. . ."While Republicans still support Trump by large margins, the rest of the country isn’t so sure. Many Americans have rejected the former president’s endorsed candidates in enough numbers in critical battleground states that they blunted the red wave. It also appears that abortion played a more prominent role than polls showed in the campaign’s final month.

"In the coming days, we’ll learn how large or small the Republican-led House will be and if the GOP will flip the Senate.". . .



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