Posted on 04/25/2022 6:30:34 AM PDT by Kaslin
It is amazing to watch Democrats in complete and utter denial that they are going to lose the House, and likely the Senate, in the upcoming midterm election. It appears that some have convinced themselves that they still have a chance to save their majority this fall if they just double down on Wokeness. It is amazing and fun to watch.
One thing that Democrats, and Republicans for that matter, can’t avoid is history. The history of midterms dictates that the party in power loses seats in the first midterm election of a new president. The American Presidency Project compiled data on past presidents’ approval numbers versus how many seats were lost in the House and Senate. The results indicate doom for the party of Joe Biden.
President Donald J. Trump had an early August 2018 approval number of 41% and that low number ended up leading to a loss of 40 seats in the House while picking up 2 seats in the Senate. President Barack 0bama was in a similar boat with his 2010 midterms at 44% approval leading to a loss of a staggering 63 seats in the House and 6 in the Senate. President George W. Bush was an outlier because he had 66% approval rating in the wake of his response to 9/11 in 2002 which resulted in a pickup of 8 seats in the House and 2 seats in the Senate. President Bill Clinton was at 43% and his party took a beating in his 1994 midterms with a loss of 52 seats in the House and 8 in the Senate. History speaks to big losses for Congressional Democrats this fall.
The first midterm for a new president is usually a correction election with many newly elected members of the party in power serving only one term. Using the Clinton to Trump metrics, the first midterm for a new president results in an average of a 36-seat loss in the House and a 2-3 seat loss in the Senate for the party in power. Even if President Joe Biden was relatively popular, his party would be in trouble. Add in terrible poll numbers and the prognosis looks even better for Republicans.
The poll numbers for Biden are dismal and reflect both his poor performance and the lack of support for a Woke agenda. According to Real Clear Politics, Biden is averaging a 41% approval rating and 54% disapproval. Biden’s numbers have been in a tailspin since the middle of last year and buyer’s remorse is setting in for voters. If you use historical trends as a starting point, Biden could provide his party with a massive 40+ seat loss in the House and enough losses in the Senate to hand over control to Republicans in both chambers. It is clear that one aspect of Biden’s unpopularity is the perception that he can’t seem to get through even one speech looking lost.
The policies being pushed by the left-wing of the Democratic Party are not helping. No average voter wants to defund the police nor push Critical Race Theory on the children of unwilling parents. The Biden mandates are still haunting his party. Furthermore, it seems like the Democrats have overplayed their hand in putting so much focus on a 1/6 Commission that most Americans have tuned out.
It seems that some leaders of the Democratic Party think the party can save their majority if they get even more Woke. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times where she argued, “if we fail to use the months remaining before the elections to deliver on more of our agenda, Democrats are headed toward big losses in the midterms.” She mentions tax hikes, “vital investments in combating climate change” and abolishing the filibuster. Sen. Warren seems to believe that the urgent issues that voters care about are “climate change, income inequality, systemic injustice.” The woke is very strong in this member of the Senate and she might believe that what sells in liberal Massachusetts is a good agenda for Alabama or Montana.
Right now, all eyes are on Ukraine while Americans are concerned about the economy. Tesla drivers in Massachusetts may be crying in their lattes about climate change, but most Americans are mad as hell about high gas prices and out-of-control inflation. Democrats are not leading with the issues Americans care about. They would rather issue a subpoena to continue an investigation into January 6th than to write up legislation to audit the Federal Reserve as a means to get inflation under control. Americans are more concerned about running out of gas and the cash to keep their homes air-conditioned in the upcoming summer.
Democrats are too Woke and they have done nothing to mitigate historical trends that already had them losing the House and Senate. Next time you hear some pundit on MSNBC or CNN claiming that Democrats can turn this around if they just pass even more big government legislation – have a good laugh.
That was true back in the old days when we had free and fair elections. Today? Who knows?
And, yes, I still think you should vote and volunteer to serve on election boards either at your precinct or county level.
The real PROOF of the fraud in 2020 is that the Democrats lost 10 House seats and only gained 3 Senate seats while the groundhog at the top of the ticket won a record number of votes nationwide.
That just does not align well.
So who you gonna believe, the Democrat Socialists, or your lying eyes?
If the wokeness branch of the Democrat Socialists just keep repeating the same mantra, and click their heels three times, their wishes will form the new reality.
The Matrix was never so convoluted. The blue pill beckons....
The only cheat in 2020 was in the Presidential election. The Democrats lost 10 House seats in 2020 and only won 3 Senate seats, two in special elections.
But I agree with you that it troubles me that the communists are not changing course. It is almost like they are happy the GOP will take over in 2022 and then in 2024.
I fear all the pieces are in place for a complete collapse that will be blamed on the GOP by the communists and Pravda....just like they blamed the 2008 housing bubble on Bush43.
Again, the democrats are not in denial: They know they can steal ANY election they desire.
But it’s true. Biden is the most popular president ever. 15 million more votes than Obama. Did it all from his basement! Just think how many votes he would have gotten if he had really tried!
I think the only thing we can do is vote local elections, get involved with Local republican groups. Know who the local leaders are and support those who are trustworthy.
Definitely don’t back away, because if you’re not in the game you cannot win.
“It seems that some leaders of the Democratic Party think the party can save their majority if they get even more Woke. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times where she argued, “if we fail to use the months remaining before the elections to deliver on more of our agenda, Democrats are headed toward big losses in the midterms.” She mentions tax hikes, “vital investments in combating climate change” and abolishing the filibuster. Sen. Warren seems to believe that the urgent issues that voters care about are “climate change, income inequality, systemic injustice.” The woke is very strong in this member of the Senate and she might believe that what sells in liberal Massachusetts is a good agenda for Alabama or Montana.”
More likely they’ve seen the writing on the wall, knowing they will face huge loses, and are recognizing that this maybe the last chance to pass those for sometime to come. Hence, full speed ahead.
Because in 2020 the GOP was in on it. They might not feel the same about these upcoming midterms, depending on how the primaries shake out.
What has changed since 2020? NOTHING! Same voting machines, same characters running the election.
“It is amazing to watch Democrats in complete and utter denial that they are going to lose the House, and likely the Senate, in the upcoming midterm election.”
I’ll bet every time Schumer sees this he laughs his ass off and dusts of his copy of S1 and rechecks their order for 100 million absentee ballots from China.
“Will Republicans help democrats win if they don’t like the candidates who win in republican primaries?”
That all depends on CONSERVATIVE voters and whether they understand the democratic system, that if you have 1000 people in a room, you will have 1000 different series of opinions, or whether they (voters) will demand purity to their own singular values. I hate RINO’s, but if they vote my way 70% of the time, it’s way better than having a dimocrat instead.
Actually they stole at least two Senate seats. James in Michigan and one of Georgia specials.
That’s called thinking “big picture.” Too bad that far too many in the trailer park crowd would trade 0% for 70 or 75%.
Then they cry when the person with that 0% rating does 0% things.
Again, the democrats are not in denial: They know they can steal ANY election they desire
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Yup.
And if all else fails , Clarion at the last link in the fraud chain,
I.e. communicating vote totals to media,
will steal votes from the Republican vote total and give the exact stolen number of votes to the Democrat
live , on air, and in your face.
” it was on t.v. so it’s true “
Not only has the illegal and fed/state unconstitutional tools been left in place in the majority of states, some of them have been made legal for future elections,
such as the drop boxes ratsenturdburger in Georgia snuck into his ‘ vote integrity’ measures.
No one can out vote a machine.
No one can stop the company used to convey vote totals to media, Clarion, from just changing the totals at the last step in the process.
https://www.clarionledger.com/elections/results/
We saw vote totals litteraly go DOWN on tv’s across the country , and no one has addressed this at all.
Smartmatic, eas, dominion, and finally clarion, a full spectrum fraud cartel.
Imo.
I’m not optimistic . In most states the fraud mechanisms and cartels are still in place.
Basically, come out with a platform of the things normal everyday Americans want. Lower gas prices, lower inflation, support our police, restrict ILLEGAL immigration, etc.
State the platform this summer. Campaign on it across the whole country, united. As in, vote for us, this is what we will do. Vote for the Dems, you will get more of the same. These are the issues that are important to 90% of the people in the USA that vote and pay taxes.
“That is why I think we will not see the fraud. It will allow the communists to say “see, no election fraud, like Trump claims.”
And then blame the whole awful mess on the Republicans. And as usual, undermine any remedies to fix things.
Maybe they will be able to show the voters the magic before the mid terms.
Democrats in complete and utter denial
Democrats only have one last act to try their using Stalin’s old act tell a lie long enough they will believe it futile ensues.
Opened eyes and empty wallet gives proof.
yep, hopefully they release the plan around October 1st or sooner now that people vote earlier.
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