So, an election has consequences. And the mid-term election of 2022 is showing us that.
It’s the Trump factor. So, he is to announce he is running again. Not because he actually thinks he can win. No.
But he will give it his best shot as he knows how to do it his way. Burning down the houses in his march.
He is running to divert against his others troubles. Thinking he will be able to keep investigations and indictments a bit further away. At least if it can create delay, it will serve his purpose. Who knows what other opportunity will present more options for ‘getting away with it’. That seems to be his art. It does not matter to him what happens to the party, he is in a fight of his life trying to keep from loosing it all and possibility of prison.
The republicans want him to go away but do not want to say it. After all he could commit murder on the street in front of cameras and seemingly explain it all away and keep 30%+ of support.
So, politicians of his own party fear what he can do to their support. They all have future ambitions.
The reason he made it to this point after being tossed from office is his own party will not stand up to him and call him out when he is wrong.
They intended (Mitch McConnell) to let the democrats do it for them. Keep their hands clean of it.
So, where are we now…
At the time of writting this, The senate will be at least democratic of 50 seats, perhaps 51. The house as I projected, might only see a republican majority of 3 seats. No red wave and that by itself is against any normal situation we have seen in American politics.
They can’t do much more than saber rattle. Why do I say that?
Do you understand that the party is divided into 3 main groups and it will be very hard to get a consensus to do anything.
Look at what they did in the final years of Obama with a higher majority. Repeal the healthcare act how many dozens of times.
But it does give them control of spending. That is if they can get a consensus inside their party. As all spending bills have to start in the House.
That can weld a good bit of power if they can keep it together. But in reality it means that we are likely to see our spending limit at top issue and paying our debt in crisis.
Same old stuff they keep beating themselves up on and not a winning method.