Republicans told us they expected a red wave in this year’s election. There was absolutely no rational reason to say that, but they said it, and since they said it, the so-called but not-really “liberal” press reported it as fact.<\/p>\n
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So, since the Republicans, who only lie and would not know the truth if it bit them on the ass (which it frequently does in fact do) said it, and the New York Times verified it in breathless scary headline speak, let us assume it is true. There was a red wave on November 8th. Given this, we can now define what a red wave looks like.<\/p>\n
So, that is what a red wave looks like! We love red waves! All hail the red wave!<\/p>\n
So, how did it happen? Because all politics are local, and I’m not talking about pot-hole local, but local as in each election is in fact an independent thing.<\/p>\n
I suspect that the places where the Democrats did less well, they were hampered for these reasons, depending on the race (and this is mainly in the house):<\/p>\n
Analyses are still being done, but keep this in mind: it appears that Republicans outperformed Democrats in many areas in voter turnout<\/strong> (R+4). Republicans showed up to protect their MAGA nuts, and Democrats did not show up to protect democracy in as large a number<\/strong>. It was the Independents showing up that saved us, especially independent women, especially in Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. So, when Democrats say over the next two years “there are more of us than there are of them” and “we just have to turn up” tell that person to STFU and get to work on actually turning out Democrats and not just pretending Democrats turn out. Because they don’t. If they did not in this election, Democrats are proven unreliable.<\/p>\n Preliminary exit polling shows that abortion was the second most important issue across the board for most voters, and the most important issue for most Democrats, more so in certain states where the issue was more on the table in local legislation.<\/p>\n *Most of the data presented here, and much of the opinion, is stolen directly from Pod Save America, “You Vetter Believe It!” podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Republicans told us they expected a red wave in this year’s election. There was absolutely no rational reason to say that, but they said it, and since they said it, the so-called but not-really “liberal” press reported it as fact. So, since the Republicans, who only lie and would not know the truth if it … Continue reading This is what a red wave looks like; a preliminary analysis of the Nov 2022 election*<\/span>
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