Once-loyal Democratic voters, blaming their party for the ill effects of Covid restrictions on their children, are defecting to Republican candidates—a threat Democrats face in November’s midterm elections.
‘So disillusioned’: Covid restrictions are weighing heavily for Democratic voters who say their party officials left mandates in place too long, with devastating consequences for their children
Jennifer and Michael Loughran with their children in Bridgewater, N.J. Ms. Loughran, a Democrat, voted for the Republican gubernatorial candidate in November.BRIDGEWATER, N.J.—Democrat Jennifer Loughran spent the pandemic’s early days sewing face masks for neighbors. Last month, as a newly elected school-board member, she voted to lift the district’s mask mandate.
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