Simon Rosenberg and a few other people have argued that the 2022 Midterms were actually two elections. I seem to recall that nationally/overall it was at least an R+3 election. Republicans improved their turnout in safely-Red and very-Blue states (i.e. a non-consequential Red Wave), while the Democrats had high turnout in competitive sta…
Simon Rosenberg and a few other people have argued that the 2022 Midterms were actually two elections. I seem to recall that nationally/overall it was at least an R+3 election. Republicans improved their turnout in safely-Red and very-Blue states (i.e. a non-consequential Red Wave), while the Democrats had high turnout in competitive states and the vast majority of the districts that really mattered – i.e. no Red Wave whatsoever.
This seems to echo the points that you and NewEnglander are making about this 2024 Presidential Election.
Simon Rosenberg and a few other people have argued that the 2022 Midterms were actually two elections. I seem to recall that nationally/overall it was at least an R+3 election. Republicans improved their turnout in safely-Red and very-Blue states (i.e. a non-consequential Red Wave), while the Democrats had high turnout in competitive states and the vast majority of the districts that really mattered – i.e. no Red Wave whatsoever.
This seems to echo the points that you and NewEnglander are making about this 2024 Presidential Election.