11/10/2022
This post will focus on the just concluded Nov 8 election and the 2024 election.
It seems that former President Trump has lost influence among most voters around the country. However, there are still MAGA supporters who do believe that two events will happen. The first is: he will make another bid for the White House, with a possible announcement as early as Nov 15 or 16. (side note opinion: there will be indictments of his activities before and after the Nov 2020 election. which will change the dynamic.) The second is he will actually secure the Republican nomination based upon his perceived popularity by rank-and-file. If the indictments do come, which will be before the end of the year, his only defense is going to be "witch hunt". Most Republicans will have moved on to the current Florida governor DeSantis, again for two reasons. The first is Gov. DeSantis has less baggage than former President Trump, with the second reason being, he is better able to articulate the vision of, what is referred to as, the "far-right". Governor DeSantis who might not be able to stir a crowd the same way former Prez Trump has, still will be a formidable candidate and has the capacity to raise large sums of campaign funds for a primary and national run.
It has been pointed out by both MSM outlets and Fox News that many of the candidates endorsed by Trump have lost. However there are a couple of races which at this posting (Nov 10,2022) are still to close to call. The state of Arizona has two races which could change the outcome of the 2024 election. The balance of power in the U.S. Senate could be determined if Blake Masters overcomes the deficit he has against former astronaut Kelly. If Mr. Masters wins, there will be legislation proposed, under the assumption Republicans control both chambers, to change how elections will be run.
But the more important race is the governorship of AZ. Although former news anchor Kari Lake is behind in vote totals, it is possible she will surge to a victory with the late counted votes. According to MSM reports Ms Lake will not certify the next election if Republicans lose. That will be a sad day for democracy.
The good news for Republican supporters is, as expected, they will take control of the House of Representatives. The main goal of the Republican led House will be bogus investigations of President Biden, his son Hunter and any cabinet member who does not agree with the agenda put forth by Republicans. (side note: what that agenda is was not fully articulated during the campaign.) An historical perspective on Republican investigations was the seven investigations into former Senator and Sec'y of State Clinton. All produced nothing.
Finally, between the week of the 2022 election and the end of the calendar year, as stated earlier in this post, there will be indictments on both federal and state charges. The federal charges will be about incitement to riot, attempting to overthrow the government,
and removing/possessing classified material. The state charges will be from both New York, which is civil in nature, on business practices, including defrauding an insurance company, and Georgia, interfering in an election.