WTH Happened to the Red Wave? Josh Kraushaar Explains the 2022 Midterm Elections

In the months leading up to the 2022 midterm elections,
the Republican party projected a red wave of GOP wins
across the nation. And the odds were good:
Biden has delivered the worst inflation in 40 years,
the worst collapse of real wages in four decades, the worst
murder rate since 1996, and that's not all. His approval rating
is abysmal, and of course, the party in power almost always
loses seats in a midterm election. So why did the predicted
red wave not only fail to materialize in full, but barely
show up as a trickle? Although results are not final,
one thing is certain: Trump lost big time, and DeSantis
swept. While we wait for the runoff in Georgia (again), the GOP
is asking itself what the hell is going on. Will someone
emerge as a viable challenger to Team Trump? Can the
Republican brand be repaired? 


These questions and more with our guest, Josh Kraushaar.
Kraushaar is a Senior Political correspondent at Axios,
and host of the Against the Grain podcast. Previously,
he was Editor in Chief of the Hotline,
and a co-author at the Almanac of American Politics.


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