Based on absolutely zero scientifically derived polling numbers, no analysis of previous voting patterns or expected voter turnout, or anything resembling professional political analysis, I offer the following election night advice to my Democrat and progressive friends: drink heavily, it’s going to be ugly.
Before I dig this hole one sentence deeper, let me qualify today’s column with the following disclaimer: I am nearly always wrong. My crystal ball is not only foggy, it’s cracked and not even the Safelite people can’t fix it. Still, my Spidey-senses tell me the GOP is in for a big win on Election Day.
The expected red tide is likely to wash away pretty much all the jump ball races in places like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and possibly even the Michigan governor’s race, too. When all the ballots are harvested, the House of Representatives will be firmly in GOP hands, specifically Kevin McCarthy’s, with current Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, demoted to minority leader.
The Senate, too, is likely to flip, although this is not a layup like the House.
So, should my prophecy come to pass and the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress, what does this mean for America?
It will mean a lot.
A GOP win means the end of the January 6th hearings and the beginning of the Hunter Biden hearings. It means the Stolen Election Caucus controls important congressional committees. It likely means a curtailing of aid to Ukraine. A big GOP win will mean President Biden is likely to get carpal tunnel from vetoing legislation and signing even more executive orders than the record-breaking pace he’s already on.
With Congress in Republican hands, Democrats might take comfort knowing the GOP will have joint custody of America’s problems, including high gas prices and inflation, neither of which are going away quickly. Still, the Democrats are running the show today; prices are up, so is crime and the borders have never been so porous. President Biden seems either unable or unwilling to even admit there is a problem. So, while his name is not on the ballot, this election is an up or down vote on Joey from Scranton.
With gas prices stuck at record highs, inflation and interest rates soaring, crime spiking pretty much everywhere and the world facing the real threat of nuclear war, the Republicans are not just poised to pick up a few seats. A tsunami of voter unhappiness is coming, a red wave that may even include an upset win for Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, a consolation prize of sorts.
Ultimately, historians will decide if Tuesday’s vote represents an ideological shift or a traditional midterm course-correction. What will likely prove even more significant to America’s future than the policies embraced or rejected by voters is what Tuesday’s winners and losers say after the votes are counted.
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Last week, a crazy person took a hammer to Paul Pelosi’s head in lieu of his wife’s kneecaps.
There have been countless acts of violence and threats of violence against elected officials over the past few years, including a maniac in 2017 enraged by left-wing lunacy who tried to murder the Republican congressional baseball team.
Our history presents a bipartisan parade of extremists seeking vengeance against those they can’t defeat in the marketplace of ideas, often inflamed by demagogues.
Will this scorched-mouth policy continue to tear us apart until every elected official needs a Kevlar vest and protective helmet?
Until the United States is irreparably torn apart?
If you love this country, prove me wrong. Please.
Doug McIntyre can be reached at: Doug@DougMcIntyre.com.