One of my favorite songs is “Wipeout” by the Safaris. If you want to hear it for yourself here is a link to a recording of the Original Hit Version. Wipe Out (Hit Version) – YouTube

I can think of no better way to prepare for the midterm elections. The facts are really obvious, although one would not know that by listening to the MSM including Fox News. The American people are angry, they are frustrated, and they are scared. They know firsthand the reality of inflation. The have zero faith in Joe Biden or the Democrats who put him in office. They know our borders are an open mess. They know the homeless problem is out of control and getting worse. They know that violent crime is increasing everywhere. They also know that Joe Biden is an international joke. These problems are beyond obvious.

The Democratic solution was to send the FBI in on a silly raid in a desperate attempt to finally find something to pin on Donald Trump. Even Democrats who dislike Trump are not impressed. Today we learn that the Clinton loyalist Judge who signed off on the search warrant is not impressed. Odds are he can smell disaster written all over this and he wants to distance himself. Unless the FBI has something really big up their sleeve, they are in serious trouble.

So why are some people in the MSM saying Democrats are gaining ground. Perhaps it is because they want to keep people interested. Perhaps it is because that is what they want to happen. Perhaps they are just wrong. It really doesn’t matter. What does matter is this. Every poll that asks people what is important to them is yielding very similar results. If you ask the same people who is more likely to fix things, Democrats or Republicans, then Democrats are in deep trouble.

So far, every ad I have seen run by a Democrat has been focused on “pro-choice” and “gun control.” Yet neither of those are even in the top three issues that concern Americans. None of the Democratic ads even mention Joe Biden. Yet numerous ads run by Republicans mention being endorsed by Donald Trump. There is a reason for that. So far, candidates who were endorsed by Trump are winning, at least in Republican primaries.

There are other important factors, ignored by the MSM. Every poll that measures Republicans v Democrats has a history of overstating Democratic results. If Republicans are slightly behind, smart observers consider them ahead. When Republicans poll higher than Democrats on the generic ballot, then listen to the song again.

I believe there are also two other factors that the MSM ignores to their peril. One is that, despite their best efforts, this election will be far fairer than the 2020 election. While the MSM continues to turn a blind eye toward all that was wrong in the 2020 election, the problems were all too real and beyond obvious. There have been new voter ID laws passed and the opportunity for widespread fraud is going to be harder this time.

Another factor is the importance of incumbency. Normally, a politician in office has a good chance of getting re-elected. But, when things are going south, the opposite is true. People want change, they are demanding change and change, well, requires change. That is bad for incumbents and there are more Democratic incumbents than Republicans. Also, because Democrats are in charge, Republican incumbents have a better argument that keeping them in office means change.

Things are now moving at the speed of light. We are two weeks away from Labor Day, which is when mid-term elections become white hot. We can expect politicians and special interest groups to spend enough money on stupid political ads to significantly reduce the national debt. But things have changed. People don’t read newspapers anymore; they don’t watch Network news anymore and even FOX has fewer viewers than before. If people are like us and have “On Demand” they seldom watch anything live, because they prefer to fast forward through the commercials, all the commercials but especially the political commercials. The result is that the ability to “buy an election” has been greatly diminished.

Things have now reached the point where even Republicans are running out of time to blow it. The ridiculous raid on Mar-a-logo which was designed to save the day for Democrats had the opposite effect. Normally if there is an international crisis, the country will unite behind the President. But Joe Biden has changed that too. Now if there is an international crisis, few if any will be comforted by the thought that Joe Biden is calling the shots.

Unless something changes, keep the link. You will enjoy hearing again in November.

TDM