She beat Sue Lowdon, the establishment candidate. Once again, the Tea Party endorsed a candidate, Sharon Angle, a conservative whose views were so far right that she even suggested phasing out of Social Security. In Nevada, the Republicans had a chance to defeat Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid who had very low approval ratings due to record high unemployment in his state. O’Donnell had many similarities to Trump and his candidates she was actually called “ unhinged” by the Republican Party Chairman of Delaware, and she specialized in outright lies and character attacks.īut she is probably best remembered for being the first and only candidate for the United States Senate who had to declare “ I’m not a witch,” after admitting on a talk show that she had “ dabbled in witchcraft” and had had a “ date with a witch … on a satanic alter.” In Delaware, they helped nominate Christine O’Connell over a more experienced candidate, former Governor, Mike Castle, who would have had a much better shot at the Senate seat, vacated by Vice President Biden and held by a placeholder. One of reasons Democrats held onto a slim majority that year can be traced to the influence of the Tea Party in the 2010 Republican nomination process that resulted in some problematic nominees. Nonetheless, Democrats stayed in control, albeit by a much narrower margin. But President Obama and his healthcare plan were very unpopular by mid-August, 2010 Obama’s approval rating was 43%.īetween the 20 elections, Dems lost 9 senate races-6 of them on election night 2010. Going into that election, Democrats held a commanding lead in the Senate. Which is why this year reminds me of the 2010 midterm elections.
These candidates could decrease the chances of a Republican blowout this year, especially in the Senate. Many of these nominees have won with Trump’s endorsement and against the better judgment of others in the Republican Party.
What happened? In addition to a string of positive news for the Democrats, a field of Trump acolytes have been nominated as Republican candidates for the House and Senate (as well as for governor and other statewide races). By August Democrats were tied with Republicans in the “generic ballot” a question that asks whether voters want Democrats or Republicans in Congress.Īt the beginning of the summer, FiveThirtyEight was giving Republicans a 60% chance of holding the Senate but by August 10 their prediction had flipped and they now give Democrats a 60% chance of holding the Senate. Wade, giving dispirited Democrats an issue to rally around Biden finally made a deal with his recalcitrant Democrats to pass important elements of his domestic policy agenda and surprisingly strong job numbers countered the threat of imminent recession and proved a strong, if brief, counterpart to the bad economic news around inflation. The Supreme Court reversed a half century of precedent when they overturned Roe v. Many factors have contributed to this turnaround. In the course of a sizzling hot summer, predictions for how Democrats will do in the midterm elections (especially the Senate) have gone from dismal to cautiously optimistic.
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