A 'Red Wave' hit those few states with good state parties and local leaders

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A 'Red Wave' hit those few states with good state parties and local leaders; it skipped the ones that leaned on Trump
by David Freddoso, Online Opinion Editor |
November 13, 2022 08:25 AM

The news that Democrats have maintained Senate control is an immense disappointment. Also disappointing is that Republican House control, if it is even in the cards, will be extremely tenuous. At best, Republicans will serve as a placeholder, preventing Democrats from getting everything they want by blocking their legislation. That is a far cry from promoting a positive and forward-looking conservative agenda.

But you can't help but look back at election 2022 and see what could have been. Because in states with strong leaders and good candidates at the top of the ticket, Republicans did quite well.

I wrote earlier about how Florida is obviously Exhibit A for this. And New York could be thought of as Exhibit B. For although Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) lost his race for governor there, he lost by such an unusually small margin that he probably pulled three or four Republican U.S. House candidates over the finish line. Thanks to Zeldin (and a crazy redistricting process with a long backstory), Republicans will likely hold 11 House seats from New York during the coming Congress. To put it bluntly, DeSantis and Zeldin together are probably responsible for the new Republican House.

But there's another bright spot: just look to Iowa, where Republicans ran the table last Tuesday.

Their sitting governor, Kim Reynolds, won re-election by a 19-point margin — a striking improvement over her narrow victory in 2018. Her win surely played some role in Republican Zach Nunn's razor-thin victory over incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne (D) in the state's third congressional district. He won by less than a percentage point.

Reynolds's big win surely also helped the popular and long-lived Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) win by 12 points.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-red-wave-hit-those-few-states-with-good-state-parties-and-local-leaders-it-skipped-the-ones-that-leaned-on-trump

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A 'Red Wave' hit those few states with good state parties and local leaders; it skipped the ones that leaned on Trump
by David Freddoso, Online Opinion Editor |
November 13, 2022 08:25 AM

The news that Democrats have maintained Senate control is an immense disappointment. Also disappointing is that Republican House control, if it is even in the cards, will be extremely tenuous. At best, Republicans will serve as a placeholder, preventing Democrats from getting everything they want by blocking their legislation. That is a far cry from promoting a positive and forward-looking conservative agenda.

But you can't help but look back at election 2022 and see what could have been. Because in states with strong leaders and good candidates at the top of the ticket, Republicans did quite well.

I wrote earlier about how Florida is obviously Exhibit A for this. And New York could be thought of as Exhibit B. For although Rep. Lee Zeldin (R) lost his race for governor there, he lost by such an unusually small margin that he probably pulled three or four Republican U.S. House candidates over the finish line. Thanks to Zeldin (and a crazy redistricting process with a long backstory), Republicans will likely hold 11 House seats from New York during the coming Congress. To put it bluntly, DeSantis and Zeldin together are probably responsible for the new Republican House.

But there's another bright spot: just look to Iowa, where Republicans ran the table last Tuesday.

Their sitting governor, Kim Reynolds, won re-election by a 19-point margin — a striking improvement over her narrow victory in 2018. Her win surely played some role in Republican Zach Nunn's razor-thin victory over incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne (D) in the state's third congressional district. He won by less than a percentage point.

Reynolds's big win surely also helped the popular and long-lived Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) win by 12 points.

more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-red-wave-hit-those-few-states-with-good-state-parties-and-local-leaders-it-skipped-the-ones-that-leaned-on-trump

Go Ron!!!  I'd love to see him run in '24   He gives me a very small glimmer of hope for this country.