A View from One Middle-Class Midwestern Precinct

Township Contingent lined up for a 4th of July Parade in the Precinct (photo: collection of the author)

Election Day 2022 slowly approaches while Halloween rapidly fades in the proverbial rearview mirror. The News business has spent all year pushing a narrative that a Republican congressional flip is a foregone conclusion. Lately, I’ve seen stories about Republicans “closing the gap” with Democrats. Have fun on Draft Kings and Fan Duel with analyses like that.