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If there’s a saying that captures why midterms go so poorly for the president’s party, it’s the idea that “midterms are a referendum, not a choice.” If it’s a referendum, the Democrats are in trouble. After all, President Joe Biden’s approval rating is in the low 40s.
But this year, there’s a pretty good reason to think this won’t just be a referendum: Donald Trump.”
In other words, the focus of the voters are turning away from Biden and the Democratic controlled congress to focus on Donald Trump. Instead of a referendum on Biden and company, this midterm is becoming a referendum on Donald Trump. Which is a good thing for the Democrats especially when it comes to the independent vote which makes up 41% of the electorate. Independents don’t like Trump much nor his endorsed or chosen candidates.
I’d add one more thing, the Republicans have been too busy fighting the 2020 election than paying much attention to this one, the 2022 midterms. The Democrats have been paying attention to 2022, with better candidates and a political strategy that is now placing Trump front and centered. It’s working.
It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.
