The Midterm Elections have passed and the pundits are still pontificating about their meaning. But, the major question is this: Did anything really change?
Prior to election day, it was predicted the Republican Party would win a significant majority of seats in the House and potentially a majority in the Senate. After all, the historical midterm trends indicate the party in control of the White House loses a considerable number of seats in Congress.
As the Midterms approached, Establishment Media polling began breaking in favor of a Republican win. Some pollsters even predicted a 35-40 seat swing in the House and GOP pickups of possibly five seats in the Senate. Exit polling indicated three-quarters of voters agreed the country was moving in the wrong direction. A plurality of voters stated the economy was the number one issue in the election. Data showed approximately one million voters nationwide had changed their party affiliation from Democrat to Independent or Republican. All signs seemed to point to a “Red Wave” or a “Red Tsunami.”
Then, the most important polling results were tabulated – the actual votes cast. Earlier in the day, Arizona reported there were issues with machines in Maricopa County tabulating votes accurately, again. Previously, officials in other states said it could be days or even weeks before results could be confirmed. It’s astonishing how a society as advanced as ours has so many states and counties that are incapable of conducting an efficient election.
When the polls closed in Florida, the votes were quickly tabulated. This was the first sign of a potential Red Tsunami. As more results came in, there seemed to be a shift. The Tsunami faded to a ‘wave’ and then to a ‘trickle’.
How could this be? The exit polling said this should be a massive rejection of the Biden Administration’s policies. The results being decisively, divided government.
The meaning of the election is that no one really knows.
Results were all over the place. Local school boards were flipped in favor of a pro-parental rights, anti-indoctrination agenda while state offices were retained by officials running on a lockdown, transing of children and abortion on demand platform. States’ Attorney General positions were won by conservatives while the state’s governorship was retained by a liberal.
I spoke to a women’s political group on election day. They had high hopes of a Red Tsunami. My message to them was the same one we discuss all the time. Even if a “Red Tsunami” happens, history shows us that not much will change. It didn’t in 2010. It didn’t in 2014. To the extent our country’s direction changed in 2016, it was quickly reversed in 2020. The answers are not going to be found in Washington, DC. They just aren’t.
This was a clarifying election though. It was further affirmation that we live in one of two Americas. One America subscribes to a view that humans are the center of the universe. This view posits that morality is whatever an individual deems it to be for themselves. Human reason employed independent of a fixed point of reference can solve any problem despite reams of historical evidence to the contrary. The other America recognizes a healthy society has common norms and customs that flow from a set of defined principles. These principles are rooted in Absolute Truths defined by God.
In all the turmoil we should be encouraged. Just as the movement of our society in a secular direction began at the local and state level, the pursuit of Absolute Truths and return to our Founding Principles has started there as well. When WE boldly and fearlessly defend liberty and our Constitutional Republic, we win. When WE speak truth to lies, the ones promoting the lies do not know how to react. The secular, humanistic segment of society has worked for decades to push faith out of our culture. I don’t blame them. God is undefeated. I wouldn’t want to do battle with Him either.
So, what do we do now? We do what we have always done. We pursue Absolute Truth. We advocate for our Founding Principles. We defend our Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. We do not do this arrogantly or boastfully. We do this as President Abraham Lincoln stated, “With charity to all and malice toward none.”
We recently observed Veterans Day. It was one of the handful of days each year specifically set aside for remembering those who’ve served and continue to serve in our Armed Forces. They did not serve to protect a political party. They did not serve to protect a government agency. Each of them willingly pledged their lives to protect ours, and to defend the U.S. Constitution.
Today and every day we can honor our veterans in actions and deeds that defend our republic and our Constitution. Doing our duty is a fitting way to carry forth the torch of freedom.
In liberty,
Brett
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