My take on the off-year election results: Democrats didn’t misjudge the mood. They’re responsible for it. They’re out of touch, even with registered Democrats
Republicans grabbed the biggest prize of the 2021 election. The governor’s race in Virginia where Republican Glenn Youngkin pulled a stunning upset over Democrat Terry McAuliffe. The GOP came within 25,000 votes of a bigger upset in New Jersey, but in the end, Democrat Phil Murphy prevailed over challenger Jack Ciattarelli.
The morning after, Democrats were doing a lot of soul-searching.
As CNN declared: “Democrats are in need of a reckoning after misjudging the nation’s mood.”
No. Democrats didn’t misjudge the nation’s mood. Democrats are the ones to blame for it. Democrats have littered the political landscape, focusing their energies on issues that don’t impact people’s daily lives.
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