New Data Proves The Midterms Really Were A Disaster For Democrats

One of the most bizarre aspects of the recent election was not that polling was inaccurate, resulting in a surprise Republican triumph. Instead, the polling was mostly accurate, leading to a surprising Republican disappointment.

Contrary to popular belief, a red wave did emerge during the recent midterm elections. It just happened that it was the most inefficient, poorly spaced-out red wave in modern times, with Republicans gaining the nationwide popular vote by a few percentage points, just as projected by the generic ballot polling average.

The failure to meet expectations (and, to be fair, the election was a catastrophe for Republicans overall) came from elsewhere. Specifically, the incredibly convoluted dynamics of specific districts, which even the GOP’s highest-paid analysts were unable to unravel. That’s a roundabout way of stating that rejecting polling altogether is probably not the greatest choice, as a new poll has been released to counter the negative Nancy narrative around the upcoming Republican House of Representatives.

Similarly, Ben Shapiro and other right commentators questioned the GOP caucus’ decision to announce a series of probes, many of which they had promised for years. So here’s the counter-argument.