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Why didn’t Democrats pay a price for their extremism?

10 November 2022

1:41 AM

10 November 2022

1:41 AM

The modern political pundit is a voice in the wilderness, a self-styled beacon of truth against a pampered and bought-off establishment. Yet to cut against the trend: I was wrong about last night’s midterms. I thought it was going to be a Republican rout. Even after the Dobbs decision came down and Democrats saw a boost in the polls I still didn’t think abortion would ever trump inflation and crime in the minds of voters.

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