Sure enough, Trump is sucking the air out of the GOP's midterm momentum
Opinion by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Since 1862, the president’s party has lost seats in the House in every midterm election but three (1934, 1998 and 2002). Until very recently, it seemed like the 2022 midterms would provide one more data point to this long-standing trend. And that is still likely. But talk of a “red wave,” never mind a “red tsunami,” has given way to talk of a Republican “ripple,” as handicappers keep downgrading the GOP’s chances for big gains.
Why?
For many progressives, the GOP’s deteriorating prospects are directly attributable to a popular backlash against the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Others point to a string of Democratic legislative successes, better than expected job numbers, and a modest turnaround on high gas prices and a slowing of inflation generally.
And, of course, there’s the “Trump factor.” Since the search of his Mar-a-Lago home, the former president has dominated news coverage and has forced Republicans to talk about him and his issues — both in the political and psychological sense — rather than stay on message about the Democrats’ failings.
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That's what I've been saying all week. But tell me Jonah, were you on the Trump train early on? Starting to get buyer's remorse? Good.
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