Ross Douthat on the Midterms:

‘It’s a stalemated country. The Republicans nominated some really bad candidates. Backlash against the Dobbs decision helped Democrats on the margins. Donald Trump is extremely unpopular, and the 2022 G.O.P. still seemed in thrall to him. Jan. 6 was not the central issue of the campaign, but it cast a shadow over the Republicans and made them seem too abnormal to be fully trusted. God wants Ron DeSantis to be president.’

Read it here.

If God wants Ron DeSantis to be president, then maybe we should look for another God.

Also, too abnormal to be trusted? Remember 2016?

Yes, the Dems did better than expected, but the expectations were low. And the amount of sheer madness that was the opposition made Putin almost look like a soldier-gentleman. Almost.