Are Both Parties Trying to Lose the Midterms?

Both parties aiming to lose the off-year elections

This election is a contest to see which party can do its best to lose. Looking forward from mid-September, President Donald Trump’s Republicans seem to be well ahead at this. But the Resistance (or don’t they call themselves that any more?) Democrats are putting up a contest. Second-term presidents tend to make political mistakes by […]

Are both parties trying to lose the midterms?

With the midterms approaching, it is time to ask: Have both parties been trying to lose this election cycle? Between an extremely unpopular war and Republicans and Democrats alike  seemingly out of touch on economic and social issues, politicians seem to be doing everything they can to limit their potential midterm gains. Although Trump’s unpopular administration has created an opening for Democrats, the party’s embrace of socialism and improper…