If Republicans found fears about crime an effective messaging topic this election season, they have New York City Mayor Eric Adams to thank.Ī former police captain, Adams campaigned in 2021 on helping New Yorkers feel safe walking around the city again, a crime-is-a-problem narrative that dominated right-wing media outlets. This is the winning coalition for Democrats, should they wish to grab it. Black women and men voted more than 90% for Democrats. Independents, who historically go double digits away from the party that has the White House, also voted for Democrats. We are seeing a part of the electorate vote harder: Voters younger than 45 turned out in record numbers for Democrats. But in the wake of no “red wave,” right-wing activist Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones opined online that the rampant belief in rigged elections may have caused Trump’s base to give up on voting entirely. The ongoing, unfounded conspiracy about stolen elections took over Republican Party narratives, with several election deniers running for office. Something about rights you’ve taken for granted being under attack became motivating.
Wade had Democrats and independent women motivated to vote. The immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Heading into this midterm election, 70% of Americans told pollsters they considered American democracy “at risk.” Biden placed democracy firmly on the ballot, but Democrats and Republicans differed on how that risk came about. Turns out, a sense of imminent danger gets people to take action. But these results are sure to be studied closely by both parties as we head into the next fraught and bitterly partisan electoral chapter. In a way, this is not necessarily surprising given how singular and shocking this political moment in history has been. On average, since 1934, the president’s party loses four Senate seats and 28 House seats in the midterm elections, and the Democrats will have defied those statistics when all is said and done.
Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C, even conceded last night that the elections are “definitely not a Republican wave, that’s for darn sure.” Cohen noted, “It is, without exaggeration, one of the most stunning electoral outcomes in modern American history.” Sen. But the fact that we don’t have a conclusive answer is an enormous and historic victory for Democrats, irrespective of how this all pans out.Īs my colleague Michael A. And it may be weeks before we have a definitive answer. More than 24 hours after most polls closed, we still have no idea which party is going to control the House and the Senate.
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