Stop the Squeal

Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate and former TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks as former President Donald Trump listens. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

It’s been awhile since Republicans had a big night at the polls.

Yes, yes, I know they went 27-for-27 in House toss-up races two years ago. And won total control of government as recently as 2016.

But if you’re a member of the grassroots right, the sort of person inclined to swallow Trump’s election lies about 2020, when was the last time your party experienced unmitigated success at the polls?

2020? Of course not. Trump was turned out of office, whether or not you accept the validity of the vote.

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