In electoral politics, it is usually the party out of power that promises that victory will end the rule of an unpopular congressional majority or president.
The usual message from a minority party during midterm elections is that they should be elected to serve as a check on the president. The message of checks and balances has an inherent appeal to many voters, because the system of checks and balances between the three branches of government is ingrained in America’s national DNA.
In modern American electoral politics, one party’s control of the federal government is never popular for long. Our system of government was intended to be representative of all voices, so when one group of voices becomes too dominant, voters tend to push back to restore balance.
What is very strange is that the party in power is trying to maintain their majorities, not by touting their achievements in setting a vision for the future, but instead promising that their power will end if they lose, which is exactly what those trying to defeat them are seeking.
It’s a bizarre and counterproductive argument, but it’s the argument that Republicans have based themselves on.
Mike Johnson appears to be trying to lose the midterm elections, as you’ll see below.
