Big losers

Midterm elections, without a doubt, are interesting.

From the 1930’s on, the political party that has the president in the White House has only been able to increase the number of their members in the House and Senate three times.

In 1934 voters increased the number of Democrats in both houses of Congress. They clearly supported what FDR had done, increasing the number of jobs for millions of unemployed workers during the Great Depression.

In 1998, the number of

Democrats were increased in both houses because people were upset that Republicans had impeached Bill Clinton for purely political reasons.

In 2002 voters increased Republicans in Congress because George W. Bush was doing a good job dealing with the terrorist attack on 9-11 and was uniting the nation.

In 2022 Republicans were convinced that a massive red wave was going to wash over the nation.

They agreed with Newt Gingrich that the GOP would gain more than 40 House members and 3 senators.

Well it didn’t happen. Democrats won 13 governors, flipping 3 of them.

If you don’t know, governors can block Republican shenanigans.

Donald Trump is in deep dodo. He personally selected some big losers like the know it all Republican, who lost to Mark Kelly in Arizona.

The infamous Dr. Oz who flopped back and forth on abortion rights and where he lived went down to defeat. Herschel Walker, who knows little about government and politics, but who does know how to pay women to get abortions, and then lie about it, is in a runoff.

Mitch McConnell is praying Trump will disappear in 2024 and Republican candidates with some other qualification than kissing Trump’s you know what will win the Republican primaries.

Ralph S. Brax

Lancaster