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A lot of people that the Republicans were the better choice in 2022. Why? For Georgia, a good-sized majority thought Kemp was a good governor. Same up in New Hampshire with Sununu. Kemp’s finished 8 points higher than Walker. A lot of split ticketing. Same in New Hampshire, Sununu finished 13 point higher than Trump endorsed Bolduc for the senate. Ohio was the same, DeWine finished 10 points above another Trumper Vance although Vance did win Ohio’s senate seat.
The bottom line in states which comparisons were available, non-Trump Republican candidates averaged 10 points higher percentage wise than Trump chosen, endorsed candidates. Ticket splitters galore. Folks voting for non-Trump chosen candidates, then voting on the same ballot against Trump chosen candidate as was the case here in Georgia. Kemp, a Trump enemy received 200,000 more vote than Walker did, Trump chosen, and this carried out nationwide. Nationwide, in the end there were 5 million ticket splitters. Much like in 2020 when 7 million ticket splitters voted for Biden and then Republican down ballot enabling the GOP to gain 13 house seats.
Both 2020 and 2022 seems to be an election where candidates matter. Not so much on the Democratic side, but on the Republican side with Trump and his handpicked candidates. Bottom line, independents don’t like Trump and they aren’t going to vote for Trump or his chosen candidate. Without Trump, who the Democrats owe a debt of gratitude, the GOP would have had its red wave and been in control of both chambers of congress.
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.
