(#4961) The blue tide is rising

      The numbers keep getting better for democrats on all fronts. From the political special election wins in underdog fashion, to the economy roaring along with prices dropping, the betterment of our society is a positive for democrats coming into the election. There are still a couple of months to go so things are trending to the good and hopefully will remain so. The republicans had hoped for lousy economic news and special election wins to bolster their claim that a red wave was coming. Historically a red wave would be at least probable under normal circumstances given the party out of power does well in the midterms. But this republican party has been both brutish and divisive so history does not seem to favor them this time.
     They, the republicans, have gone out of their way to alienate women and people of color so blatantly that there egos have caught them out. There will be no red wave this year and in fact it seems that a blue wave is forming. So much so that the prognosticators are having a tougher time trying to convince us that the republicans still hold edges in congressional races this year. But with each special election win by democrats the likelihood of republicans retaking the House is growing less certain. It wasn't but a few months ago that all prognosticators had republicans retaking both chambers of Congress. But quickly that changed when democrats began to open up leads in Senate races thus becoming the favorites in that chamber.
     As to the House, it is a bit of a tougher road to hoe for democrats than in the Senate. State laws and gerrymandering were devised by republicans to give them clear advantages in districts all over the country. Yet, with the disdain many women and people of color have now for them the effect of their nefarious efforts have been lessened but not overcome as of yet. But with continuing good numbers on all fronts for democrats the odds are starting to even out. That is all we need for democrats to succeed is a rising discontent with republicans and their subversive policies and independent voters coming home to the democratic party. Remember also that the republican plan for the economy is to take money from the working middle poor class and give it to the wealthy.