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Originally Posted by Solecismic
There are many stories out there, mostly about the red wave that wasn't. Maybe some things cancelled each other out, but I find the lack of voter anger (which often manifests in incumbents losing) the most remarkable this cycle.
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I'm not sure I agree with this. Anger brought out a lot of Democrats and young people who voted for Democrats. Instead of that manifesting in the ousting of incumbents, however, it allowed some D politicians (including incumbents) to win races they would have lost in a "normal" election cycle.
Fetterman being the most obvious example, but pretty much any one else who was listed as "in danger" in the run-up to the election, like Cortez Masto, Hassan, even Kelly. Plus, a lot of House races bear this out with D Reps who flipped seats in 2018 and barely hung on in 2020 managing to hang on (again) in 2022.