Chasing ‘meh’ voters

The much-anticipated Republican 'red wave' was more like a 'red trickle.' The question is, what happened? Why did the supposed Republican juggernaut fizzle out?

Not-so-sleepy Joe: U.S. President Joe Biden's Democrats outperformed the historical trend in the Nov. 8, 2022, midterm elections. According to The Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter, the election hinged on what she termed the 'meh voters,' defined as independents, Americans not registered as either Republicans or Democrats. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

December 1, 2022

OAKVILLE, ONT.—As we all know by now, the recent U.S. midterm election delivered a mild surprise.

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