ANALYSIS — Less than six months ago — April, to be specific — Democrats were wringing their hands about the party’s prospects in November and Republicans were counting their chickens before their midterm eggs had hatched.
It was only late April when Republican political guru Karl Rove and veteran Democratic strategist Doug Sosnik agreed that the 2022 midterm elections were likely to be a disaster for Democrats.
Nor was veteran Democratic pollster (and Joe Biden strategist) John Anzalone exactly oozing optimism during a Politico interview with Ryan Lizza in mid-April.