As voters prepare to cast their ballots in the final push to Midterm Election Day, with 470 House and Senate races across the land, it is easy to lose focus on the big picture. Seats will flip both ways, and the composition of both chambers of Congress will change, but beyond the headlines of which party retains or seizes control of the House and Senate, how different will America look once all the ballots are counted and the dust has settled?
If you are looking for bellwethers of the public mood, allow me to suggest two races in the upper Midwest and one in the South, which we will look at in a bit. In Michigan, Democratic far-left progressive Abdul El-Sayed is attempting to stave off establishment Republican Mike Rogers and hold the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. Two states to the west in Minnesota, Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will similarly try to hold the seat of Sen. Tina Smith, who is not seeking reelection.
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