Edward Luce: “What is good for Biden is bad for Donald Trump, whose continued grip on the Republican Party explains its failure to close the sale with voters. By all other measures — Biden’s low approval ratings and voter angst about galloping inflation and rising crime — Republicans should have swept both chambers of Congress and many more state governorships. Prior to Tuesday, incumbent presidents’ parties have lost ground in 36 of the 39 midterm elections to have been held since the American civil war.”
“Biden’s Democrats will still lose control — the House of Representatives will probably change hands, while the Senate remains a toss up. But his party’s ability to stem the losses puts Biden’s midterm performance in the upper ranks among American presidents. He has Trump and the defeats of a series of extreme Trumpian candidates to thank for that. As we have seen before, the anger of America’s voters does not always equate to recklessness.”
“For Biden, Trump is the gift that keeps on giving.”
