It was meant to be a much tougher road for Democrats

Washington: Joe Biden has a saying inherited from his Catholic father. Compare me with alternatives.

With the midterm elections set against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, rising crime and immigration issues, Americans did just that – and the result was not the nightmare scenario Democrats feared.

By 2 a.m. Wednesday in Washington, Republicans had pinned their hopes on usurping control of the House of Representatives, but the “red wave” Republicans had anticipated appeared to be trickling. lost a seat in the election, but was able to retain other seats through resilience.

In Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, who survived a stroke, even managed to usurp a Republican seat.

And the dire prospect of an election full of vote-rigging intrigues, intimidation and political violence doesn’t seem to have materialized, at least not yet.

Indeed, in an encouraging sign for democracy, some (if not all) election-rejected candidates backed by Donald Trump lost the contest and resisted Trump’s attempts to overthrow democracy. Another candidate won.

It was meant to be a tougher road for Democrats. As history shows, presidential parties are almost always plagued by midterm defeats, but also frustrated on everything from high gas prices and inflation to immigration policies and job aptitudes. Biden’s approval rating hit a record low as the pandemic spread.

In fact, in the final midterm predictions posted on election day morning, respected predictor FiveThirtyEight said the Republicans had a 59% chance of winning the Senate and an 84% chance of winning the House. suggested.