'Americans are tired of the name-calling and the scare tactics. Whether they realize it or not, most support a progressive agenda and its promise to deliver higher living standards for all.'
The world heaved a sigh of relief this month when the feared"red wave" of Republican victories in the US midterm elections failed to materialize. While the Republicans took the House of Representatives by a narrow margin, the Democrats held on to the Senate. The Republican Party's performance was not only worse than expected; it was the worst midterm performance in decades for a party not in control of the White House.
Voters this year seemed to reject Republican extremism and hypocrisy, largely denying victories to the many candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump. To win Trump's endorsement, they embraced his lie that the 2020 election was"stolen," and they openly called into question fundamental democratic principles, such as the peaceful transfer of power and non-partisan stewardship of elections.
As with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory over Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, we must not let some heartening electoral results distract from the broader trend of rising authoritarianism. From recent elections in Italy, Sweden, and Hungary to Chinese President Xi Jinping's sham"re-election" by the Communist Party of China, there is no reason to think that the world has been made safe for democracy.
And, again, had there been a"better" Congress, Biden might have been able to do more. To the extent that there have been labor shortages, these could have been alleviated by bringing more women into the labor force. Biden's proposed childcare and pre-K education plan would have done that, but itin the Senate. Similarly, some price increases have been out of proportion to companies' increased costs, reflecting a blatant abuse of market power.
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