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How bad the 2022 election was for the GOP, historically speaking
The Washington Post ^ | Nov. 10, 2022 | Aaron Blake

Posted on 11/11/2022 7:03:30 AM PST by GrootheWanderer

This would be the first time since 1986 — and only the second time since 1934 — that the opposition party has had a net loss of governor’s seats. Only once in the past 100 years has the opposition party lost both Senate seats and governor’s mansions: 1934. Republicans could feasibly do that. The opposition party has gained state legislative chambers in every midterm election held since 2002, flipping an average of more than 12 chambers. Republicans have currently lost at least three chambers — both chambers in Michigan, and the Minnesota state Senate — and appear as though they’ll lose the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, as well.

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The wind was at their back, and the GOP blew it. They better think long and hard about why and make some changes before 2024.
1 posted on 11/11/2022 7:03:30 AM PST by GrootheWanderer
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To: GrootheWanderer

I suspect the GOP at the state level in MI, MN, and PA were for the most part do nothings to begin with.


2 posted on 11/11/2022 7:05:51 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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They better think long and hard about why and make some changes before 2024.

The early after-action reports in Pennsylvania are that the abortion ruling was a major contributor.
3 posted on 11/11/2022 7:06:29 AM PST by BikerJoe
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To: GrootheWanderer

Two words explain it

Trump and Abortion

People rejected his candidates and women, especially independents were pissed about Roe. So much so that “RoeVember” was trending just about everywhere.


4 posted on 11/11/2022 7:07:01 AM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: GrootheWanderer

The GOP had a wave election in 2010 - picked up 63 House seats and 65 Senate seats.

And nothing changed because the same leadership was in place that’s in place now. McConnell & John Behner / Paul Ryan went along with whatever Obama wanted.

Obama refused to put out an annual budget, and the GOP never put one out either - we have not had an annual budget voted on since then.


5 posted on 11/11/2022 7:08:03 AM PST by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No China made, No Amazon)
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Repubs WON More SUPERMAJORITIES Than EVER / Dr. Steve Turley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsAXNmJrRMo

Pro life women carried the day.

<><>2022 Repub wave is bigger (more votes) than tea party 2014…
<><>Republicans outvoted democrats 52-46 nationwide…
<><>6 million vote advantage for republicans…
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44 million total Dem votes reported. Where did Biden’s 37.5 million voters go?
(FREEPER PETE DOVGAN)

Dems wasted $200 million just on serial losers Stacey and Beto…


6 posted on 11/11/2022 7:08:24 AM PST by Liz ( DRMan proposes.God disposes.)
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To: GrootheWanderer
Despite what the Washington Post has to say we won the Midterm Election by winning the US House.

Maybe they should ask Nancy Pelosi who won.

7 posted on 11/11/2022 7:08:36 AM PST by hflynn
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To: GrootheWanderer

Why do citizens vote to support Demo-Crazy, Demo-Crime, Demo-Demolish-the-Nation?


8 posted on 11/11/2022 7:09:05 AM PST by This I Wonder32460 (That's my story and I'm sticking to it. )
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We won the House by wide margins and according to the leftard media, WE LOST????

Explain this nonsense to me.


9 posted on 11/11/2022 7:09:09 AM PST by max americana (Fired leftards at work since 2008 at every election just to see them cry. I hate them all.)
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To: GrootheWanderer

It wasn’t “bad”, that’s the media narrative.

Frankly I’m ecstatic. Brandon’s march of Leftist terror was stopped in it’s tracks. If the media/Dems want to say losing the House is winning, so be it.


10 posted on 11/11/2022 7:09:15 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Liz; All

The GOP circular firing squad don’t care about no facts.


11 posted on 11/11/2022 7:09:33 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Mars Attacks is a documentary. I mean a docu-drama. )
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To: GrootheWanderer

The ground game was crap, had some lousy candidates, and didn’t press their advantage at all IMHO.

Relied on big media spends and nagging text messaging, rather than actually pounding the pavement


12 posted on 11/11/2022 7:10:47 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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So, cheat by mail and ballot harvesting ends up costing Republicans so the answer to go back to supporting more "moderate" Republican establishment types. Those that will pander to Republican business interests that want unfettered illegal immigration. And those that want to meddle in other nations and fights to keep the money rolling in to our political class, its financial backers and the defense industry. And, those that will put the interests of globalists in the WEF ahead of the interests of Americans.
13 posted on 11/11/2022 7:11:26 AM PST by Kazan
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To: GrootheWanderer

No, you are ignoring the elephant.

The voting process is corrupt, and controlled by the commie trash in charge. That will not change now, they have cemented their regime.

Mailin and ballot harvesting are corrupt, and useable only by those already in charge — unless there is a convenient “lockdown” emergency to set it in stone.

Pointing at DJTrump only served the MSM — the “boogeyman”.

While everyone was busy demonizing the populist, a full blown communist regime was emplaced.


14 posted on 11/11/2022 7:11:38 AM PST by bobbo666 (Baizuo)
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To: GrootheWanderer

First the election results aren’t in
Second,We might well take the Senate as well as the House.
Third,We also had many super majorities in a number of states.
So, while we didn’t have as good a night as we hoped it would be, overall, it was still a good night.


15 posted on 11/11/2022 7:12:04 AM PST by forthedeclaration2
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To: GrootheWanderer

This was a standard mid-term. The other party won back the house and may gain the Senate. Pretty typical...historically.


16 posted on 11/11/2022 7:12:38 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: GrootheWanderer

It’s all coming into focus now. The blue states are dragging their feet counting the 27 remaining senate and house races.

The media goes into overdrive highlighting the few places with a bad GOP showing to deflate any good feelings from the right.

The GOP wins that result in turning the house and the senate red will be trickled out or ignored.

Six Million more republican votes than rat votes. A very strong red wave in TX, FL, NC and NY. Very good showings in many states outside of the pockets of blue sewer.

They want us demoralized....even in winning. Don’t fall for it.

EC


17 posted on 11/11/2022 7:14:37 AM PST by Ex-Con777
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“The early after-action reports in Pennsylvania are that the abortion ruling was a major contributor.”

Single women voted this year and voted hard Democrat. Definitely due to the abortion ruling as my daughter, who is single said.


18 posted on 11/11/2022 7:17:38 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (At this point I would rather have the illegals here than the liberals.)
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“This would be the first time since 1986 — and only the second time since 1934 — that the opposition party has had a net loss of governor’s seats. “

One! The Republicans will lose ONE net seat. Republicans lost MA and MD, replacing liberal Republican governors with liberal Democrats. Golly gee, Wally!

And Republicans will be replacing a Democrat in Nevada with a Republican.


19 posted on 11/11/2022 7:17:39 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: GrootheWanderer

The wind was at their back, and the GOP blew it. They better think long and hard about why and make some changes before 2024.

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I’ll play Devil’s Advocate. It’s possible American culture has morphed (and will continue to morph) into something completely alien to traditional conservatism. In the face of this what can the GOP be but an increasingly opposition party most of the time?

An increasing majority of Americans want their material wealth and they know good and well they can vote for it just as easily as work for it. Secondly, when civic religion of one’s nation is “individual liberty”, it’s easy to see how that can degenerate into an “anything-goes-and-we’ll-ostracize-you-if-you-don’t-agree” culture. It’s the slow, irreversible rot that affects all nations eventually. There may be periods of brief, temporary renewal but the long-term historical trend is down.

Sorry to be a “Negative Nancy”, but it seems that way. Every election since 2016 has made me more and more skeptical that the long-term trend can be reversed.


20 posted on 11/11/2022 7:20:50 AM PST by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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