And this is the thing I most fear - because every outlet for months - even from the Democratic side - shows that yes, there will be a Red Wave, and their best chance is to survive it and minimize it -- but what I fear is that Democrats HAVE successfully navigated the process of wide spread cheating, especially in the largest cities in otherwise red states. I DO think that yes, there will be massive cheating, and it will happen in the Democratic stronghold cities -
And it will be enough to win governor and Senate races.
I will be so glad to be proven wrong - but I think Fetterman will win because of it. Warnock will win, because of it. Kelly will win because of it.
THAT will keep the Senate. There is no statistical, polling or historical support for the GOP to NOT take the House. Even Nate Silver - who's typically VERY left leaning - says it's all over but the crying.
Me? I think if there's no significant cheating - you're going to see a Red Tsunami as GOP and independent voters express their outrage over everything from pandemic authoritarianism to incredible ineptitude in Washington, especially when they place ideology over any sense of pragmatism.
But I don't think that will be the case. The "this is the end of democracy" crap they're spewing - some of them believe it. They're ok with cheating. They do believe the future of the nation is in jeopardy, and voters are too dumb to know better.