Election 2021 Autopsy: Dem Disaster in VA

Tags: Antipolitics, Big Government, Strategy

11/03/2021 Ryan McMaken Tho Bishop

“Let’s Go Brandon!” scored an early win in Virginia, and hurt Democrats in New Jersey. Suburban voters seem to hate Critical Race Theory in schools more than they disliked Donald Trump, even as the corporate press dismissed it as a real issue.

Does last night’s red wave indicate that average Americans are prepared to take back more local control from the federal regime, or is this yet another example of fickle democracy as usual? Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop break down some of the notable 2021 election results, and talk about what it may mean for the future.

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