Democrats Are Getting Crushed in the ‘Vibes War’
But in 2022, the economy’s statistical recovery could become a bona fide vibes recovery.
To explain the Democrats’ poor performance in state and local elections Tuesday, various commentators have made very specific claims: It was mostly about critical race theory, or mostly about Terry McAuliffe’s flaws as a candidate for Virginia governor, or mostly about suburban white women voting like it’s 2012 again.
But none of these explanations is fully satisfying. The turn against Democrats wasn’t limited to parents, or Virginia, or white women. Compared with the 2020 election, support for Democrats decayed.
