Kerby Anderson

If I could summarize the questions many political strategists are asking, it would come down to one question, 'Will the voters notice?' They may notice the problems around them, but will voters connect these policies to the politicians? Victor Davis Hanson reminds us that we live in a country that “obsesses over whether biological men can compete in women’s sports as transgendered males.” Many of us live in cities where “crime is spiking at levels not seen in 40 years. Major US downtowns almost overnight went from mostly safe and clean to terrifying and toxic.” Matthew Continetti reminds us that voters “run from the progressive Left’s positions on race, immigration, and crime.” But then he adds that the “future of the Democratic Party depends on its ability to mask the unpopular parts of its cultural agenda while emphasizing those moral issues on which Democrats are perceived to be in line with public opinion.” How will Americans vote in the November mid-term election? The polls now might be a bit more accurate since voters know they can cast a vote in a little over five weeks. Races will tighten. Politicians will make some gaffes that might doom their chances. Undecided voters will break for one party or another or perhaps decide not to vote. Leftist politicians have also learned that slogans like, “defund the police” and “abolish ICE” are not winning strategies. But voters also are concerned with issues ranging from inflation to crime to abortion to border security to school curricula emphasizing critical race theory. I believe voters may pay more attention to who is their district attorney (because of crime) or who is on the school board (because of their kids). That’s why I believe these midterm elections will bring about some needed change.