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The GOP s Midterm Failure – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

Though the results are split, Republicans are dismayed, and they should be at themselves. Some 70% of voters Tuesday said they re unhappy with the state of the nation. With an unpopular President, 8% inflation, falling real incomes, rising crime, and chaos at the border, the GOP should have coasted at least to a normal midterm victory.

Instead they failed to win most of the toss-up House races, especially in the many suburban seats they lost in 2018. Their majority, if they get it, will be so narrow that Democrats could easily take it back in 2024. They lost winnable races for Governor across the Upper Midwest against weak incumbents.

via www.wsj.com