a soul crushing GOP defeat

[moonshinegnomie]

the GOP at best gained zero senate seats and probbaly lost 1
the dems gained governorships
they flipped multiple state legislatures
they lost less than 10 house seats

all with a president in power with poor popularity

its almost as if the GOP is a toxic party and america us waking up to that fact

[CrispyQ]

1. They've been trying to "out conservative" each other for so long,

they didn't realize they moved out of the realm of conservative into extremism a long time ago. I told my husband, "Even people who don't read don't like the sound of burning books."

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Imagine if inflation had been back down

Inflation is all anyone talks about. The conditions were there for a red wave. But the Republicans are now seen as the anti Democracy Party.

This bodes well for Dems in 2024 where we could be running on a great economy and a long list of legislative achievements.

[underpants]

3. I thought gas had to get under $3 for us to have a good chance

but I was wrong. F you Saudi Arabia, didn’t work.

[ananda]

4. Wrong word, "soul". They have no soul.

It was maniacal, control-freak crushing.

[samnsara]

5. well Joes popularity apparently isnt that low...

..again the polls are wrong.

[wryter2000]

7. Bingo

Bring on 2024

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. Corporate America and the RePutinicans struggled mightily to keep inflation

as high as they could in hopes of gaining power - didn’t work.

[fightforfreedom]

8. It has been wonderful to watch.

[murielm99]

9. I am not sure that I buy it that President Joe

has poor popularity. After all, the polls were wrong about everything else.

[dsp3000]

10. He's unpopular with people who are vocal.... trumpers, etc.

makes it look like more people dont like him than do. Just my opinion and could be completely wrong. The Afghanistan pullout is still fresh on a lot of people's minds and i think it shifted the media narrative to slam him relentlessly. Prior to that it was sunshine and roses.

[Silent3]

16. Biden probably has a shallow kind of unpopularity with many people...

...who associate anything wrong with the country, like high inflation right now, with the current president, not thinking through actual policy and blame.

But I doubt many people loathe Biden the way many of us (rightfully so) loathe Trump.

[JHB]

11. Not yet. This was a hammer blow, but but they won't feel crushed until...

...it keeps happening. In 2024, 2026, 2028, etc.

They've had setbacks before, where they've just hunkered down and disrupted until their fortunes reversed in a new election.

They will need a string of losses, leaving them staring into the abyss of powerlessness, to really crush their current mindset.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

12. The Republicans have NOTHING to offer to the country. NOTHING!!!!

They OPPOSE everything GOOD for America and Americans. They are plentiful on platitudes, but NO solutions to moving the country forward.

[Xoan]

13. It's almost as if president isn't as unpopular ...

as you've been led to believe.

[Sky Jewels]

14. Who would have guessed that making half the population into third-class citizens

wouldn't be popular?

[Blue Owl]

15. Almost as good as the WWII Nazi crushing

[flamingdem]

17. I love a good crushing

of a bunch of traitors and sickos. It's not even a party anymore, just a bunch of psychopaths and grifters.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. The GOP lost down ballot also

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