The democrats won in 2018, 2020, functionally so in 2022, and like 85% of all special elections in between. What you are alleging isn’t even what the article is talking about. Did you read it?
They barely squeaked by in 2022. And in the meantime, several GOP states have been hard at work with setting laws that make flipping those states next to impossible with little to no recourse and accountability for shady incidents.
I guess this may be more of glass half full/glass half empty thing for me. Gaining 1 senate seat–resulting in essentially a 50/50 split since 2 independent seats caucus with the Dems–and losing the House seems like a narrow victory to me.
But you’re right, many feared the 2022 elections would be much worse for the Dems and that didn’t happen, fortunately.
Republicans were expected to grab both chambers of Congress, and own house by a huge margin. Instead they have such a narrow margin of control of the House, they actually couldn’t get crap done, and removed their speaker of the house, had some 7 votes for a replacement before exasperatingly arriving at Johnson.
Yes, and rude. The fantasy that everyone has the best intentions despite their political leanings. Or even if their opponents aren’t noble, the democrats are.
But I don’t think D politicians actually think that way or care. If there are any that do, they are independents running as D.
Ok…but now you’re actually talking about the article, whereas your previous comment was (incorrect) about electoral victories, which is not what it was about. So no it wasn’t rude, it was bizarre that you went that route and I wasn’t sure why. So sure I could’ve maybe been a little “gentler” about it but let’s not clutch pearls here and play dumb.
The democrats won in 2018, 2020, functionally so in 2022, and like 85% of all special elections in between. What you are alleging isn’t even what the article is talking about. Did you read it?
They barely squeaked by in 2022. And in the meantime, several GOP states have been hard at work with setting laws that make flipping those states next to impossible with little to no recourse and accountability for shady incidents.
“Barely squeaked by”? It should’ve been a blow out for the GOP and they barely took the house and lost a senate seat.
I guess this may be more of glass half full/glass half empty thing for me. Gaining 1 senate seat–resulting in essentially a 50/50 split since 2 independent seats caucus with the Dems–and losing the House seems like a narrow victory to me.
But you’re right, many feared the 2022 elections would be much worse for the Dems and that didn’t happen, fortunately.
Republicans were expected to grab both chambers of Congress, and own house by a huge margin. Instead they have such a narrow margin of control of the House, they actually couldn’t get crap done, and removed their speaker of the house, had some 7 votes for a replacement before exasperatingly arriving at Johnson.
Down ballot candidates are almost universally polling higher than Biden.
Yes this current election is a serious problem.
So previous elections aren’t a good standard for Biden’s electability anymore.
To some extent yes, but that’s also not what the comment I initially responded to was about, so I’m not really sure what the deal is here
The point is the DNC is sleep walking into a defeat.
Yes, and rude. The fantasy that everyone has the best intentions despite their political leanings. Or even if their opponents aren’t noble, the democrats are.
But I don’t think D politicians actually think that way or care. If there are any that do, they are independents running as D.
Ok…but now you’re actually talking about the article, whereas your previous comment was (incorrect) about electoral victories, which is not what it was about. So no it wasn’t rude, it was bizarre that you went that route and I wasn’t sure why. So sure I could’ve maybe been a little “gentler” about it but let’s not clutch pearls here and play dumb.