This is a golden era of the Democratic Party.
You’re not supposed to say that, of course, because acknowledging the obvious betrays a lack of sophistication. There is a thriving industry on the right, left and center that leaps at any chance to portray “Dems in disarray.” Still, the facts are pretty stubborn, and the results of last week’s midterm elections have defied history with the party maintaining control of the Senate and somehow chasing a long shot at the House.
Democrats rallied the nation, in the most crucial places, to block anti-democratic forces from gaining key positions of power. A White Christian nationalist and Jan. 6 cheerleader running for governor of Pennsylvania lost in a landslide. The Republican running for governor of Wisconsin, who said his party would never lose again once he was ensconced in power, will not get a chance to try his hand at one-party rule. If all goes well, the charismatic populist seeking to run Arizona will be kept out of office.
