In general I have faith in the voters to do the right thing, or something relatively close to it. Even though I think that the Democratic Party has gone almost completely nuts, nonetheless in the recent Democratic sweep I think I can see a perspective that some sensible voters might have, and that could have brought about the result, at least as to the congressional races: There was a huge element of Trump fatigue, not necessarily with his policies, but definitely with his demeanor, and with his constant pursuit of his own personal interest, from the crypto profiteering, to the pardon free-for-all, to the sale of watches, and much more. Even if these things do not qualify as prosecutable corruption, voters are completely allowed to take them into account when evaluating his presidency. Some congressional push-back might not hurt.
But then there were the many state and local races, where there was no direct or obvious Trump connection. Democrats also did extremely well in those, including taking (or maintaining) control of numerous governorships, legislatures, and mayor’s offices. In many of those, I can’t come up with any rational explanation for how the voters chose as they did. Maybe you can.
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