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DemocracyWins202

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Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:11 PM Aug 2022

Red Wave hits breaker - GOP midterm worries rises- The Hill

https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-wave-hits-breaker-gop-133000133.html
Republican worries of a midterm flop are growing heading into the critical post-Labor Day campaign season, with analysts who had previously predicted massive GOP gains shifting their forecasts toward Democrats.

Rick Tyler, a Republican strategist and analyst, said the environment looks “not even close” to a red wave election year.

“The enthusiasm is just not there,” Tyler said. “Last time Republicans had a good year, they were 6 points ahead in the generic poll. Now we’re barely 2 points ahead. So it’s definitely not going to happen.”

RealClearPolitics averages of polls measuring whether voters would prefer Republican or Democratic control of Congress show the GOP advantage slipping from 4.8 points in late April to less than a point as of Friday. At around this point in 2010, when Republicans saw historic gains in Congress, generic polls showed an advantage of 4 to 6 points for the GOP.


Good news for us. Let's hope this holds when election day comes.
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Red Wave hits breaker - GOP midterm worries rises- The Hill (Original Post) DemocracyWins202 Aug 2022 OP
Being Anti-Woman/Abortion, Anti-Democracy, anti-Social Security and Medicare, and Anti-American .... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2022 #1
And what I like to know is where do people keep predicting massive GOP gains? Where? SWBTATTReg Aug 2022 #2

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,987 posts)
1. Being Anti-Woman/Abortion, Anti-Democracy, anti-Social Security and Medicare, and Anti-American ....
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 01:27 PM
Aug 2022

is NOT a winning message for Republicans.

Doh!!!!

SWBTATTReg

(22,331 posts)
2. And what I like to know is where do people keep predicting massive GOP gains? Where?
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 02:11 PM
Aug 2022

Malcome Nance thought the same thing.

Rick Tyler I think says it better, that it's not even close to a 'red wave'. With the constant barrage of negative news constantly coming out about tRUMP's idiotic doings and illegal acts while in office, and the non-performance of republicans across the board, we should be doubling down, dump tons of money in perhaps 10-20 more seats, and further swing control of the House/Senate even more, and continue the good deeds being done.

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