But Trump does
Unfortunately for the GOP, their voters are innumerate so it doesn’t matter:
1. As I share the following data, please keep in mind the question: "Tell me how, exactly, Donald Trump saved a failing Republican Party?"
2. After the 2015 election, Republicans had majority control of 68 state legislative chambers nationwide, our of 99. Results from Tuesday are not in, but going into the 2022 elections, they controlled 62 out of 99 (a decline of 6).
3. After the 2015 election, Republicans held 31 out of 50 state governorships. After this election, it looks like they will hold just 26 out of 50 (a decline of 5).
4. After the 2014 election, Republicans held a majority of 247 out of 435 seats in the U.S. House. After this election, projections are that they may have reclaimed a slim majority of 219 out of 435 (a decline of 28).
5. After the 2014 election, Republicans held a majority of 54 out of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate. After this election, it looks like they will hold a maximum of 50 out of 100, and perhaps less (a decline of at least 4).
6. Keep in mind that, except for the state legislative numbers I cited, these totals come after a midterm election where Republicans were expected to recoup many of their previous losses.
7. With all that said, please tell me how Donald Trump saved a Republican Party that was always losing before he showed up.
8. A more plausible interpretation is that Republicans got so frustrated at losing to Obama twice that they cut off their nose to spite their face.
9. My point here is not a moral one. Within the GOP, it's become gospel that, morals aside, Trump turned around a party that had been desperately failing and taught it to win. The numbers, before and after, strongly refute this.
Originally tweeted by Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) on November 13, 2022.
He is the greatest sore loser in world history. I mean that literally. Who can be compared to him for sheer audacity? It’s one thing to seek revenge for a loss. Wars have been waged over that. It’s quite another to completely deny the reality of it.
The problem for Republicans is that a large portion of their voters are eager to be lied to so a good portion of them will continue to believe whatever Trump tells them.