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The Midterms No One Saw Coming: A Postmortem

2022/11/9
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The 2022 midterm elections defied predictions of a Republican red wave, with Democrats performing better than expected despite unfavorable conditions.

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With inflation soaring, the worst crime wave in decades, and Biden’s approval rating at a pitiful 41%, everyone predicted last night’s midterm elections would be a bloodbath. It wasn’t. The red wave the Republicans were hoping for did not arrive. In fact, it was barely a red trickle. While results are still coming in, it looks like Republicans will narrowly win control of the House, and Democrats will remain in control of the Senate. 

What happened? Today, journalists Mary Katharine Ham), Josh Kraushaar) from Axios, Batya Ungar-Sargon) from Newsweek, and Olivia Nuzz)i of New York Magazine – all of whom didn’t sleep a wink last night – discuss the stunning results of the 2022 Midterms. 

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