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Catalist tells us what happened in 2022

Catalist tells us what happened in 2022

Plus: Are Evangelicals sold on Trump? How $89 million disappeared, the problem of duplicate online survey responses, the post-2020 exodus from big cities

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No. 267 | May 19th, 2023

🗳️ Elections

What Happened in 2022: An Analysis of the 2022 Midterms (Catalist)

“The 2022 election defied conventional wisdom and historical trends. In a typical midterm election year with one-party control of the presidency, House and Senate, the incumbent party would expect major losses. Instead, Democrats re-elected every incumbent senator and expanded their Senate majority by a seat, won the overwhelming majority of heavily contested gubernatorial elections, gained control of 4 state legislative chambers, and only narrowly lost the U.S. House.

Recent midterms have typically involved national waves that favor one party over the other, particularly when there’s backlash against a party that controls the presidency and both chambers of Congress.”

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Daniel Cox: Some Evangelical Voters Aren't Sold On Trump. Will That Help DeSantis? (FiveThirtyEight)

“The issue of abortion could be one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest weaknesses in …

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