House Republican Says GOP Lost Big on Tuesday Because Its Voters Are Happy With What's Happening'

"On Tuesday, Democrats flipped the Virginia governor's mansion and expanded their majority in the state's House of Delegates. They also maintained control of New Jersey's governorship and held the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In California, voters approved a ballot measure that would allow the state legislature to redraw congressional districts in a way more favorable to Democrats after Texas enacted a similar initiative for Republicans. And in New York, voters elected a democratic socialist who will be the first Muslim mayor of the city."

"[I]f you look at what happened last night, it is hard to say that there is anything in the election results and I'm looking at not just, I get it, New Jersey's a Democratic state, but looking at Republican counties, looking at Republican sheriffs that lost their jobs, it's hard to see anything last night that was an endorsement of what the Republican party is doing right now, he said."

"Yeah, well, let me give you the other side of that story, is voter turnout from Republicans was not high. Not high at all. But I think part of that reason is because Republicans, for the most part, are happy with what's happening. The border's closed, crime is down, inflation under Biden used to be nine percent. It's now down to three percent."

Democrats gained key victories: flipping the Virginia governor's mansion, expanding the Virginia House majority, keeping New Jersey's governorship, and holding the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. California voters approved a redistricting measure favoring Democrats after Texas enacted a Republican-favoring initiative. New York elected a democratic socialist as the city's first Muslim mayor. Explanations for Republican setbacks included low Republican turnout attributed to voter satisfaction with current conditions: a closed border, reduced crime, inflation falling from nine to three percent, and lower interest and mortgage rates. A working families tax cut vote was cited as a measure rejecting broad tax increases.

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