The mob attack on the Capitol last week overshadowed another momentous political story, which broke just hours earlier: Democrats retaking the Senate majority, thanks to a pair of victories in a traditionally Republican stronghold.

For many years now, an important segment of the Republican electorate has been increasingly frustrated with the elites who lead our core institutions.

Americans' overall ideological views were about the same in 2020 as in 2019, with 36%, on average, identifying as conservative, 35% as moderate and 25% as liberal.