There is an interesting phenomenon going on with political party affiliation shifts.\u00a0 And it\u2019s happening in both red and blue states.\u00a0 There is a noticeable shift happening toward the Republican party and away from the Democrats.\u00a0 Now, in most of the blue states this isn\u2019t a game changer.\u00a0 Here in New England, it will have negligible impact.\u00a0 If a sixty\/forty state becomes a fifty-five\/forty-five state there\u2019s no noticeable change in policy.\u00a0 But there are a few swing states where a trend like this could be more than just a tweak.\u00a0 And even some pretty blue states are flirting with electing Republican governors (e.g., New Jersey).<\/p>\n
I\u2019m on record as saying blue states electing republican governors is just a relief valve to prevent the state from blowing up its budget due to Democrat fiscal insanity.\u00a0 Massachusetts has to do that all the time.\u00a0 Anytime they\u2019ve had a Democrat as governor for more than eight years they have to elect a Republican just to get out of bankruptcy.\u00a0 And the definition of a Massachusetts Republican is just a progressive who can add and subtract numbers.\u00a0 There are no noticeable conservative actions by him just slightly cheaper progressive policies.<\/p>\n
But in places like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and even Nevada the shift of even two or three percentage points can be enough to change state legislatures and even add a senator or two to the red side.\u00a0 And a lot of these voters switching parties are younger.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen that where I live and believe me, I\u2019m buried deep in enemy territory here.\u00a0 So, if it\u2019s happening here then it\u2019s definitely happening in the swing states the same way only more so.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019m not so idealistic to think that there won\u2019t be any elections where the Democrats make gains, maybe even big gains.\u00a0 But what we\u2019re seeing is people waking up to the inherent differences between the parties.\u00a0 Biden and his regime allowed law and order to collapse in the cities and blue states.\u00a0 That wasn\u2019t something that could be ignored.\u00a0 If Mamdani wins in November in New York City that will throw a spotlight on just what happens when an honest to goodness communist tries running the largest city in the United States.\u00a0 I think his administration may turn out to be the most valuable advertising the Republicans could ask for going into the midterms.\u00a0 If Mamdani goes with the policies he\u2019s been espousing it should frighten the hell out of anyone living in a blue state or city.\u00a0 It\u2019s a possibility that we are looking at the perfect political storm happening just when it could do the most good.\u00a0 Could Mandani turn New York City red the way Dinkins did back in the 1990s and got Rudy Giulianin elected twice?\u00a0 I think it\u2019s unlikely but not impossible.\u00a0 But I do think he can provide a cautionary tale for the rest of the country and maybe help Donald Trump hold onto his Republican Congress.<\/p>\n
Or maybe it\u2019s all a mirage.\u00a0 Time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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