[As it looks, right at this point of time, despite underperforming, at the
end of the day, the Republicans may get to control the Congress. The Senate
may depend on the outcome of the run-off in December for the Georgia seat.
That will fairly seriously cut down the incumbent President's freedom of
action.
Also relevant, Trump stands somewhat downsized.
But, then, setback for the ruling party in the midterm is the norm rather
than exception.
And, things are not yet sealed.
Even more, in fact much more, important is what's going to happen in 2024?
The Earth is burning.]
*Young people voted en masse*
*United States: Radicals and Socialists win landslide midterm elections!*
by *Yorgos Mitralia*s
The headlines of the international press on the outcome of the US midterm
elections are not wrong: Yes, the long-awaited Republican tsunami did not
materialise. And the Democrats held up much better than they had hoped. The
reason for all these big surprises is beginning to emerge: Young people,
breaking a decades-long tradition, turned out en masse to vote. And what's
more, they voted en masse for the Democrats. But, mind you: for the
Democrats and not for Biden, whose popularity continues to plummet
according to all surveys, and even exit polls.
In fact, the exit polls reveal that if it weren't for the 18-29 year old
American vote, the election result would have fully confirmed the
predictions of a "Republican wave". And here is the why and how according
to a CNN exit poll:
Voters over 65 gave the Republicans a 13-point lead. Those in the 45-64 age
bracket also gave Republicans an 11-point advantage. Those aged 30-44, on
the other hand, gave the Democrats a very slight 2-point advantage. But,
the very young 18-29 year olds made the difference, giving the Democrats an
advantage of ... 28 points! In short, *'Generation Z'*, that is, young
people born roughly from 1997 to the early 2010s, have made a dramatic
entrance into the country's political life!
So it is not surprising that the first to benefit from the vote of these
young people were the most left-wing Democrats. Especially those who make
up *"the Squad"*, the group of radical and socialist congressmen and women
who emerged after Senator Bernie Sanders' first presidential campaign. They
were re-elected with landslide victories. The best known, *Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez* of New York, was re-elected with 70.6% of the vote. *Rashida
Tlaib,* of Palestinian origin, did better in Michigan with 73.7%. The very
radical* Ilhan Omar*, of Somali origin, in Minnesota with 75.2%.
African-American *Jamaal Bowman* with 65.4 in New York. African-American
nurse *Cori Bush* with 72.8% in Missouri. And African-American *Ayanna
Pressley* with ...84.5% in Massachusetts!
At the time of writing, only a few hours after the polls closed, it is not
possible to have a definitive idea of the other electoral successes of the
radical candidates affiliated to the Democratic Party. However, we can
mention the case of the African-American *Summer Lee*, who created a
surprise in Pennsylvania, beating the Republican incumbent with 55.7% of
the vote. It should be noted that the (infamous) right-wing lobby *AIPAC
(American Israel Public Affairs Committee*) caused a stir by supporting,
according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the campaign of Summer Lee's
Republican opponent with more than 1 million dollars. AIPAC justified its
move with the words: *"We oppose Summer Lee because of her dangerous views
on the US-Israel alliance ยป.* According to US media reports Summer Lee will
join the "Squad"...
*Athens, 9 November 2022*
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