Something strange is going on with American voters. Gone are the days of George W. Bush voters checking the box for every (R) down the list. Tuesday’s voters weren’t cooperating. President-elect Donald J. Trump may have won and Republicans may have taken the Senate (and likely the House), but it’s not all wine and roses for the Grand Old Party.
In Wisconsin, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin defended her seat against businessman Eric Hovde by nearly 29,000 votes. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin beat Rep. Mike Rogers by more than 21,000 votes. While it’s not been called yet, Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is leading Afghanistan War veteran Sam Brown by nearly 12,700 votes, and Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading news anchor Kari Lake by more than 52,000 votes.
It’s not just the Republican establishment’s problem to deal with, either.
The strange thing is that Trump won every one of these states. He won Wisconsin by as many votes as Hovde lost by — a 58,000-vote swing. He won Michigan by nearly 80,000 votes — a 100,000-vote swing. Nevada: 51,000 votes; Arizona: 136,000.
