The press is painting a grim picture for Republicans as midterms approach, but a look at the picture at RealClearPolitics, with all its curations of polls on different topics tells a more encouraging story.
No, I won't zero in on President Trump's approval ratings or the direction of the country, which are underwater at this point, possibly in line with previous presidential trends. Trump needs to fire his Fed chief to get some results on the economy, and smooth out the rough spots on immigration enforcement to see better polling results, which I think will happen.
But a lot of individual races on the governors' front suggest good things ahead for Republicans.
I zeroed in on the Georgia governor's race and saw this:
That Raffensperger the one who did the lousy vote tallying in Georgia? Second with some distance from first is a good place for him.
The California governor's race was even better:
Chad Bianco, eh? The Riverside Republican sheriff is topping clownish Eric Swalwell by a point, and Katie Porter by two points. His Republican rival, Steve Hilton, is only down by a point from the lead and tied with Swalwell for second place. I didn't expect this, and better still, it's from an Emerson poll, which is one of the most accurate.
The broad picture among the polls shows some really good trends with either Hilton or Bianco on top, and Porter trailing her early good numbers. Seems the fraud scandals are having an impact. This could get good.
Here's another one that looks good, from Michigan:
Republican Rep. John James, who has painfully lost elections by close margins in Michigan despite being a good candidate, has a pretty clear shot at becoming the state's next governor. I see this:
That's not even close, and better still, all the major polls shows James decisively ahead. What a breath of fresh air he'd be for Michigan, which is clearly ready to vote differently.
Here is one that isn't exactly good news, but useful to understand, from New York, where excellent Elise Stephanik unexpectedly dropped out of the race for governor:
She was hugely behind and didn't stand a chance of winning. It's not good news, but at least it's understandable why she pulled out. New York has shortchanged itself in not throwing its support for her, and clearly isn't ready for change just yet. It needs to get bad over there, and perhaps Zohran Mamdani can supply 'bad' as his term kicks in.
It's a mood lifter to see such good news on the gubernatorial front. If the Trump team can tap into whatever is making the governors' races look good, he can defy the odds to retain the House and Senate and then really take off as the change president.
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