Red Wave?

Course correct in just over three weeks. Look, the reality on the ground isn’t good, Biden will be president for another two years and three months. It really is kinda depressing to think we’ve not even made it halfway through a first term with him. But back to a more optimistic thought for a moment. On September 30th I mentioned this... A GOP wave is still on the table. Throughout the summer and into the early days of fall, the narrative has remained that Democrats have momentum. For objective observers it’s hard to imagine how that could be the case. Up to now the only perceived winning issue for Democrats was abortion. An issue which also appears to be just about the only thing most are attempting to run on. And in the two and a half weeks since, the evidence of a Republican wave has only begun to grow. Republicans have pulled out to an overall advantage on the generic ballot once again in the average of all polls. Senate races once considered safe for Democrats in Arizona and Pennsylvania are now considered tossups. Senate races not even considered in play in states like Colorado, Connecticut and Washington are starting to look interesting. Florida, having gone from being the most closely watched state in the country, to essentially being ignored by the national news media. And then there’s the reason President Biden was in Oregon over the weekend to begin with. To campaign for the Democrat gubernatorial candidate who is trailing in the polls. The last time a Republican was elected Governor in Oregon, was just before Reagan won 49 states. And Oregon isn’t the only state flashing potentially shocking political shifts in gubernatorial elections. Connecticut, Michigan, Nevada and New York also are in play as well. This country appears to be on the precipice of a meaningful first step towards course correcting in just over three weeks.