WHAT TO WATCH FOR ON ELECTION NIGHT SIGNS OF A RED WAVE
W ith Americans facing soar- ing inflation, economic woes, a border crisis, a crime wave, and a litany of other crises, this fall’s midterm elections are some of the most high-stakes contests in recent memory. While Democrats believe that they still have a window of opportunity to eke out victories, historical trends in midterm elections indicate that inflection points often come late in wave years — sometimes only days before Election Day, when voters make up their mind and break hard for the out-of-power party. As former House Speaker Newt Gingrich outlined in a Fox News article in August, given this history, and as the number of
Democrat-induced debacles piles up, conservatives have good reason to be hopeful for a Red Wave like the one he helped lead in 1994. But, with the media and the Demo- cratic Party committed to filling the air waves with anti-conservative themes in the campaigns’ final stages, the elections will represent an intense test of who rules America. When the dust settles and results begin pour- ing in the night of November 8, here are the races and metrics to keep your eye on that will determine if Democrats hold the line or if Repub- licans are indeed poised to deliver a midterm wipeout.
Key Senate Holds for Republicans
A total of 21 Senate seats currently held by Republicans are at play in 2022, compared to just 14 for Demo- crats. While the GOP does not neces- sarily need to hold all of their seats in order to win back control, the path to a majority becomes significantly clearer if they do. The top “hold” targets for Republi- cans are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Penn- sylvania, North Carolina, and Florida. Of these states, only Florida and Wisconsin have incumbent senators seeking reelection. While Democrat Val Demings has appeared at times
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