My Predictions for the 2022 Midterm Elections
Henry Olsen The Washington Post
American politics has been a stalemate between the two parties for nearly 30 years. Every time it looks as though one party gains a lasting upper hand — Democrats after 2008 and 2020, Republicans after 1994 and 2010 — its legislative overreach sends it back to parity.
Tuesday’s midterm elections could be a continuation of that political trench warfare. Inflation, crime, progressive attempts at overreach and a general sense that President Biden is not up to the job will likely deliver a surprisingly large victory to Republicans. I predict the GOP will win the national popular vote by about 5.5 points, likely gaining between 31 and 40 House seats in the process. I also expect it will retake control of the Senate, gaining two to four seats.
But the GOP’s victory could also represent a chance for the United States to finally end its political quagmire. Republicans will gain support in almost every voter demographic, but they will make especially large inroads among Hispanics and middle-income suburbanites. These voters are not yet Republicans, but they increasingly recognize they are not modern Democrats.
See also: Henry Olsen offers real-time commentary on Election Day proceedings along with The Washington Post's stable of pollsters beginning at 4:30 P.M. today.
"The bureaucratic class...treats religion as an eccentric or even distasteful hobby best kept to oneself," observes Devorah Goldman in Mosaic as she analyzes our preference for cost-benefit proposals over political value judgements.
Dr. Aaron Kheriaty on Our Unchecked Branch of Government
On EWTN News Nightly, Aaron explains the argument of The New Abnormal in light of his own experiences with vaccine mandates and COVID measures. He tells the story of the biomedical security state and its encroachment on liberty and well-being.
See also: Aaron's newest book, The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State, discusses the advance of previously unimagined social controls by unelected technocrats into normal life through the COVID pandemic, and what we can do to restore trust in public health.
EPPC mourns the recent death of Carol Griffith, longtime senior editor at EPPC. Carol’s superb professional skills and deep commitment to EPPC’s mission made the Center’s publishing program a model for research institutes. May she rest in peace.
