Two weeks before the polls opened on November 6, the Center for Responsive politics calculated that the Democratic Party had raised $2.5 billion this cycle, $300 million more than the GOP. More cash doesn't automatically translate into more House or Senate seats, however.
Fortunately for the Democrats, there was a correlation during Tuesday's midterms.
Democrats needed a net gain of 23 seats to turn the color of the House from red to blue, and as of the time of this writing, the party was well on their way to meeting that number-and then some.
House Republican incumbents representing the suburbs would have preferred to discuss the nation's economic growth and the GOP-passed tax cuts during the last several weeks of the campaign, a good news story that a governing party could have safely ran on.
If Democrats had a terrific night in the House, the party dug itself into a deeper hole on the other side of the Rotunda.
The only thing worse than a Democratic-run House for the president would have been a Democratic-run Senate that ritually blocked his cabinet appointments and judicial nominations.
The GOP Senate will provide the White House with an ally on Capitol Hill and a formidable check on whatever bills soon-to-be Speaker Pelosi jams through the chamber.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/midterms-show-america-isnt-done-dividing/
Fortunately for the Democrats, there was a correlation during Tuesday's midterms.
Democrats needed a net gain of 23 seats to turn the color of the House from red to blue, and as of the time of this writing, the party was well on their way to meeting that number-and then some.
House Republican incumbents representing the suburbs would have preferred to discuss the nation's economic growth and the GOP-passed tax cuts during the last several weeks of the campaign, a good news story that a governing party could have safely ran on.
If Democrats had a terrific night in the House, the party dug itself into a deeper hole on the other side of the Rotunda.
The only thing worse than a Democratic-run House for the president would have been a Democratic-run Senate that ritually blocked his cabinet appointments and judicial nominations.
The GOP Senate will provide the White House with an ally on Capitol Hill and a formidable check on whatever bills soon-to-be Speaker Pelosi jams through the chamber.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/midterms-show-america-isnt-done-dividing/
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