Election Night has come and gone. The predictions of a ‘GOP Red Wave’ are also gone, as the prognosticators got it wrong AGAIN, like poor weathermen. What does it take to get that job? I’ll assume they still get paid, regardless of accuracy. Anyhow, the final results will not be known for days, even weeks in some cases. The Senate seat in Georgia will now be a December 6 run-off election, as neither candidate garnered 50% of the vote. But this entire election process is worth analysis. Let’s dig.
It looks like the GOP will take control of the House of Representatives, although the margin of control is still quite uncertain. This is a meaningful change, as all spending bills must originate in the House. Removing some wild-Left folks from their current lofty positions should be considered a win: Nancy Pelosi will no longer be Speaker of the House, just in time to help her hammer-beaten husband back to health; Adam Schiff will no longer chair the House Intelligence Committee (a working oxymoron if there ever was one)—whether he even gets a seat on that committee is still unknown; ALL of the Democrats chairing committees look to be demoted. Another thing that likely will end: the January 6th inquisition (sorry, investigation). I hope all of those folks still in jail for minor charges will be released and given their Constitutionally mandated speedy trials. It will be quite interesting to see what other things will come under House oversight in the next two years.
The Senate looks to be just as tied as it was pre-election. So, Vice President Kamala Harris may still cast a tiebreaking vote on any tied matters. The remaining three or four seats outstanding may alter that balance, one way or another. Judicial appointments are the key elements to consider here.
But the other elements of this election cycle are quite disturbing for Conservatives. It was very understandable why the prognosticators would predict a ‘Red Wave’. Consider the circumstances of the last few years: COVID-19, and the resulting governmental actions (lock-downs, vaccine mandates, etc.), a terrible economy (driven by COVID spending and other ‘initiatives’), a non-existent Southern border, Liberal policy-driven crime waves, an energy policy that relies on unworkable generation methods, anchored by a President with some of the lowest approval ratings on record, and the list goes on. If these conditions cannot push otherwise Liberal voters to consider a change in policy direction by electing someone less Liberal, nothing will. The only big-ticket issue for Liberals this cycle was the overturning of Roe-v-Wade—which is ironic, since the Blue States retained their same abortion ‘rights’ as before, if not more. Are they really that concerned about the abortion ‘rights’ of women in Red States?
Another point to consider is the legitimacy of the election process. Many Red States tightened up the security of their processes—voter ID, poll watchers, disallowing most mail-in ballots, and so on. Florida may be the blueprint State to lock down secure elections. And the same Blue States that had issues in 2020 had the same issues in 2022. The mail-in ballot processing in these areas defy integrity at all levels—if not encourage outright cheating. This potentially leads to a stroke victim that cannot process a single coherent thought winning the Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Huh? Either that State is so Party-driven to elect any Democrat running, or the system is failing the voters. Arizona cannot hold an election without problems, both in machine operations and the people running them. Note that the person running for the Democrat ticket oversees the voting procedures—expecting that person to improve a process that may or may not benefit her is naïve at best.
In summary, the Blue States are Bluer, the Red States are Redder, and the dynamics of Federal politics didn’t seem to change much, at all. Yes, the outstanding, undecided positions may swing things one way or another, but don’t hold your breath. The hot-button items in Blue States are vastly different than Red States (according to voting results). The Divide between those groups of States is just as severe and deep as it was pre-2020. Maybe expecting that dynamic to change was just asking too much.
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