Senate Republicans on Wednesday took a hard look at Tuesday night's punishing election results in some key battleground states, and they're not pleased with what they're seeing.
"Yesterday to me was a complete failure," said Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina.
Republicans were handed a string of rebukes, from red-state Kentucky's projected move to reelect Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to Virginia projected to elect Democratic majorities in both chambers of its state Legislature, likely thwarting GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin's election promise to enact a 15-week abortion ban.
I hate that the focus is on an issue that is overwhelmingly unpopular and not on the practical outcomes of the various elections. It's a no brainer that most states will repeal bans on abortion brought about by tricky policies and not wanted by the majority of citizens.
Virginia getting democratic majorities in their state house and senate is a big effect but votes on allowing abortion have zero effect on upcoming policy.
What other effective wins were there? Tell me about major changes that will un-gerry-fuck voting districts because of major seat changes. As it stands it seems like this has only happened in Virginia which is still hamstrung by a republican governor who will veto simple majority laws. The end result is that it is avoiding any real change to the status quo which although better than a continuing drive towards oppressive law is still only a pause to that end.