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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I didn't have time to write a book. The examples I gave were more than sufficient to get the point across. A couple of minor exceptions don't disprove the rule. COVID and abortion dominated in 2022, and Trump looked more like the status quo than a disruptor in 2018.

The half that were victories are when the Republicans took the more centrist approach and Democrats ran as disruptors. Remember Obama's "Change!" slogan? Too bad he didn't mean it.

I note that you only used one election from over a quarter of a century ago to support your argument.