Editor’s note: This article was written by Jim Denison of the Denison Forum.
Democrats gained control of the House and the Senate Tuesday night (Nov. 3) in what the Wall Street Journal called a “blue wave” that “surged across the country.”
The party flipped Senate seats in Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina, along with numerous seats in the House. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in a key Senate race, and Democrat Gina Hinojosa secured victory over three-term Gov. Greg Abbott.
Surprising results?
The results were decisive but unsurprising. Since 1938, only twice have midterm elections resulted in congressional gains for the party in the White House (in 2018 and 2022, the president’s party lost seats in the House but gained seats in the Senate).
As a political science professor explained, “Governing requires choices that disappoint some voters, and dissatisfaction can give the opposition a stronger incentive to participate. Midterms also provide an opportunity to express frustration with national conditions or support a check on presidential power.”
‘Opportunity’?
Whatever your sentiments regarding yesterday’s results, there is good news here worthy of consideration. James Davison Hunter is a sociology professor at the University of Virginia; I consider him one of the most significant evangelical cultural commentators in America.
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More related headlines:
Democrats ride ‘blue tsunami’ to control of Congress -The World and Everything in It podcast
Democrats sweep midterms, seize control of Congress -CBN
Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans -Christian Index/Associated Press
A Republican wipeout – Albert Mohler’s The Briefing podcast
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by Denison Forum.
